** 20-Nov-2019 World View: BBC reports torture of British consulate employee
The BBC this morning is reporting a horrific story about how Simon
Cheng, a former British consulate employee in Hong Kong, was abducted,
jailed, blindfolded and tortured for 15 days, during an August trip to
China.
Cheng had been collecting information about the Hong Kong protesters
on assignment from the British consulate in Hong Kong.
The CCP frequently arrests and tortures foreign visitors to China, but
this was a particularly egregious situation because of Cheng's
connection to the UK consulate.
The UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab said he was "shocked and
appalled" by what happened, and summoned the Chinese ambassador to
demand an explanation. China's foreign ministry has reportedly said
that it's ambassador would "refuse the invitation."
That's really hilarious since China's foreign ministry at the same
time has just summoned a US diplomat, William Klein, to threaten
retaliation if Donald Trump signs the Hong Kong "Human Rights and
Democracy" bill that the Senate passed unanimously on Tuesday.
The House of Representatives has passed its own bill, and the two will
have to be reconciled before the bill can be sent to Trump for
signature. However, the bill has passed with more than enough votes
so that a Trump veto would be overridden. It thus seems almost
certain that, one way or another, the bill will become law.
Hong Kong enjoys a special U.S. trading consideration that bolsters
its status as a world financial center. The bill threatens to remove
this special consideration if China violates human rights in Hong
Kong. It also provides for sanctions against officials responsible
for human rights violations in Hong Kong.
The Senate then passed a second bill, also unanimously, that would ban
the export of certain munitions to Hong Kong police forces. It bans
the export of items such as tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and
stun guns.
On Wednesday, China's foreign ministry spokesman said the following:
"On November 19, the US Senate passed the Hong Kong
Human Rights and Democracy Act. This act neglects facts and truth,
applies double standards and blatantly interferes in Hong Kong
affairs and China's other internal affairs. It is in serious
violation of international law and basic norms governing
international relations. China condemns and firmly opposes
it."
It's always hilarious when the CCP foreign ministry sleazebags accuse
anyone of violating international law, since they've made it clear
that international law doesn't apply to them or be obeyed by them (the
Master Race), and only applies to the rest of us, the barbarians.
Wednesday's news of the abduction, jailing, blindfolding and torture
of a former British consulate employee comes just a few days after the
news of the leak of hundreds of top secret Chinese documents on the
jailings and enslavement of millions of Uighurs.
** 18-Nov-19 World View -- Trove of leaked China documents detail jailing of Xinjiang's Muslim Uighurs
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---- Sources:
-- Simon Cheng: Former UK consulate worker says he was tortured in
China
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50457262
(BBC, 20-Nov-2019)
-- Senate unanimously passes Hong Kong 'Human Rights and Democracy'
bill
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congre ... l-n1086401
(Reuters, 20-Nov-2019)
-- Simon Cheng / Former UK official in Hong Kong 'tortured in 15-day
China ordeal'
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/ ... ina-ordeal
(Guardian, London, 20-Nov-2019)
-- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Remarks on US Senate
Passing Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_6 ... 6773.shtml
(China Foreign Ministry, 20-Nov-2019)
-- China summons US diplomat, vows to retaliate if Donald Trump signs
Hong Kong democracy act into law
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diploma ... kong-human
(South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, 20-Nov-2019)
Not even Trump can override this bill.