[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I'm certainly not disregarding the Hong Kong demonstrations.

I'm just saying that this bill conveniently came on the scene right during sensitive trade and other talks with China.

Also, you and I both know that if Trump weren't President, nobody would be batting an eyelash over the Hong Kong demonstrations or China's systematic abuse of political prisoners.

They've been doing this s--t for decades even in 1989 GHWB still gave them MFN status for trade right after Tienanmen Square Massacre.

[Zhang Fei]

[I’m certainly not disregarding the Hong Kong demonstrations.

I’m just saying that this bill conveniently came on the scene right during sensitive trade and other talks with China.

Also, you and I both know that if Trump weren’t President, nobody would be batting an eyelash over the Hong Kong demonstrations or China’s systematic abuse of political prisoners.

They’ve been doing this s—t for decades even in 1989 GHWB still gave them MFN status for trade right after Tienanmen Square Massacre. ]

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That’s like asking if we gave a damn about armed robbery, why do we wait until a perp has committed x number of armed robberies before putting him away for life? Because giving life terms to felons costs money. And sanctioning China has an economic cost.

The meaning of this near-unanimous vote is that China’s sins have finally gotten to the point that we can’t stand aside any more. Xi is now starting to figure out that Uncle Sam has had enough and he won’t take it any more. And if he ignores this warning/ranging shot, he is going to be unpleasantly surprised when Uncle Sam begins to fire for effect.

[lonestar67]

Stop worrying.

China has no choice but accept whatever we offer them.

It’s fine to defend Hong Kong and demand trade capitulation.