Perhaps China detentions are about deflecting attention. As they appear petty by comparison.
" Sarah McIver is being held in China for working illegally, Beijing said Thursday as the detention of yet another Canadian struck a note of fear around the world.
Ms. McIver, an Albertan teaching English in China, is under “administrative punishment,” the foreign ministry said.
“There is now a greater risk of NGOs, business people, academics and journalists being caught in the crossfire taking place between the U.S. and China,” said Shawn Shieh, who writes about NGOs in China and is a research fellow with the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
“There is now a greater risk of NGOs, business people, academics and journalists being caught in the crossfire taking place between the U.S. and China,” said Shawn Shieh, who writes about NGOs in China and is a research fellow with the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Mr. Kovrig’s status for example, has raised concern about risk to the broader expatriate community in China, including people who for commercial and scholarly reasons have an interest in better understanding the intricacies of the country’s policies and conduct.
China’s state secrets laws give authorities broad powers, including the ability to retroactively criminalize actions that were lawful at the time.
“The very public manner of putting pressure on Canada to violate its own system of governance for the benefit of the Chinese Communist Party has opened peoples’ eyes to how China views international relations,” said Peter Dahlin, the director of Safeguard Defenders, which tracks China’s detention of people during investigations.
Mr. Dahlin, “The willingness to use innocent victims as a political tool will likewise raise alarm in the only community that is still supportive of closer interaction with China, namely the business community,”
By comparison;
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The US does not have an extradition treaty with China. It does however have a 2 way binding agreement with Canada. and many other countries, Should these people decide to travel as Meng W. did.
It is the expressed opinion of many Canadian citizens. That Canada should simply withdraw from tourism, restrict Canadian investments there, and advise those working in China return home for their own safety till attitude changes. Totally severing trade relations with China would be a net economic gain for Canada of over $30 Billion per year in the annual trade deficits. Products purchased from China, Are also manufactured in other countries. |
