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Hong Kong: China limits parliament to 'patriots'
bbc ^
Posted on 03/30/2021 10:23:53 PM PDT by BenLurkin
China has passed sweeping changes to Hong Kong's electoral rules which will tighten its control over the city.
The number of directly elected seats in parliament has been cut almost by half, and prospective MPs will first be vetted by a pro-Beijing committee to ensure their loyalty to the mainland.
The aim is to ensure only "patriotic" figures can run for positions of power.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: china; communism; communistic; hongkong; redchina
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posted on
03/30/2021 10:23:53 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
03/30/2021 10:24:40 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
"Coming here very soon."
You beat me to it.
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posted on
03/30/2021 11:08:56 PM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(If you're conservative, you're an "extremist." If you're liberal, you're an "activist.")
To: dfwgator
It’s already here with Chicom psychopath and others wanting Republicans to be thrown out of Congress on fake allegations and other unproven smears.
Welcome to Hong Kong West, i.e. the US Congress, courtesy of Red China.
To: BenLurkin
Well that's no surprise...and actually even Taiwan is China's land regardless of how Independent they want to be.
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posted on
03/30/2021 11:44:01 PM PDT
by
caww
(..."Lawlessness will abound"....Matt: 24:12)
To: dfwgator
Actually isn’t our Government already “Party run”??? We have a two party system acting as one.
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posted on
03/30/2021 11:47:18 PM PDT
by
caww
(..."Lawlessness will abound"....Matt: 24:12)
To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
[Welcome to Hong Kong West]
Again I say. I was very concerned when I learned how much W was borrowing from China to finance the wars and the nation-building. Waaaaaaaay back.
Are we now owned by China? (I think many of our politicians are) No doubt we fund them a lot by buying their products over here.
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posted on
03/31/2021 1:21:01 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: SaveFerris
The above question is semi-rhetorical, BTW
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posted on
03/31/2021 1:21:39 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: dfwgator
Soon it will be “scores” at the airport, and we’ll just be a 4.18 and it requires a 4.2 to fly...
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posted on
03/31/2021 1:23:58 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: BenLurkin
patriot = communist party loyalist
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posted on
03/31/2021 1:57:56 AM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: caww
By that logic America, Canada and Australia are are really England’s land. China has no legitimate claim on Taiwan.
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posted on
03/31/2021 4:47:04 AM PDT
by
littleharbour
("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
To: BenLurkin
China stole another on of the democrats ideas HR1
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posted on
03/31/2021 8:47:03 AM PDT
by
Vaduz
(women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
To: littleharbour
No, the logic would be like Hawaii declaring their Independence....no longer a part of the United States.
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posted on
03/31/2021 9:31:07 AM PDT
by
caww
(..."Lawlessness will abound"....Matt: 24:12)
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