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The Chinese know just how belligerent the US is, when it comes to sabre-rattling and machismo, and can't afford to get drawn into any form of conflict there. But it could completely destroy any UK military capability like swatting an annoying fly. The UK isn't the big tough dog it once appeared; it's just a yappy little poodle now.
Maybe it has something to do with how totally unpredictable the incumbent US President is? Or perhaps it is due to the relative size of the countries 'offending' the Chinese?
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China has never been "what they've always been". It's a huge country with an enormous population and all sorts of people with many different agendas. I don't think we in the west have more than a hazy idea of what's going on there.
UK accuses China of 'gross' human rights abuses against Uighurs
Chinese officials reject what Dominic Raab says are "deeply troubling" reports of forced sterilisation.
The US has instigated wars that have killed millions, undermined democratic regimes in other countries to aid US economic imperialism, aided states such as Saudi Arabia, Israel, Chile etc to commit genocide, and has a massive systemic institutionalised issue of racism within its own borders. Until we view the US in an equally bad light as we do China (and look at our own nation's abhorrent record in terms of Human Rights abuses), then we're all just massive hypocrites.
Yep. This.
I'm not an apologist for China and fully accept that they badly oppress some ethnic and cultural minorities. But, life for mainstream Chinese people is pretty good and has improved massively in the last few years and their brand of capitalism has benefited their people enormously, and their version of communism hardly affects their people at all. I've read a lot of totally false media reports on life in China and only realised that they are all lies when I started visiting there frequently on business - I remember discussing personal freedoms with a guy in a crowded restaurant, he was asserting that Chinese people can say what they like about their government and proved it by making some extremely loud critical comments - what they don't allow is public demonstrations but individuals have pretty much the same rights of free speech as us. . . Possibly more, because they are allowed to make comments about race, religion and similar.
You don't have to be. It's unfortunate but, to a certain type of person, any realistic assessment of countries like China is seen as one step away from being a member of the communist third column. They seem unable to understand that such thinking is a far greater threat to our way of life than buying computers from the PRC.
This reminds me of what it might of been like in WW2 Germany, really is very very sad.
There's a vast difference between what we know of the Chinese "re-education" system and the Nazi concentration camps. Communism is a one party system and it is intrinsic that there must be loyalty to the commune. Those who are not loyal to the commune are seen as sick and the cure is re-education.
Both the USA and Australia have done their best to destroy their native peoples, down to taking children away from their families to try to "whiten" them and destroy their culture and faiths.This reminds me of what it might of been like in WW2 Germany, really is very very sad.
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Not really, no. Those in glass houses, etc. Whilst it may well be true that atrocities are being committed in China, and I don't doubt they are, similar atrocities have been committed in the name of Western Imperialism, and continue to be. The US is being led by a shady cartel driven by an ultra-right wing, fascist agenda, fronted by vile, racist, misogynist scumbag bent on nothing more than satisfying his own pathetic ego. Whilst in the UK, we have an increasingly similar situation, led by a vile, racist, misogynist scumbag bent on nothing more than satisfying his own pathetic ego. Having a 'pop' at them, is the duty of any decent, caring, compassionate and socially conscious Human Being. End of.
I'm an atheist, thank God, but I'm happy to quote the bible here John 8:7, viz. “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” And the sad fact of the matter is that I can't think of a single country or state that is "without sin" in terms of human rights abuses.
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I'm sure there are things that have happened/ are happening, that are truly shocking, and maybe even a parallel to the camps the Uighur people have been forced into. But much information is suppressed of course; individuals complicit won't be wanting to publicise their actions, certainly. The situation in Iraq now, is a direct consequence of the decisions made by Western leaders. Hundreds of thousands dead, millions misplaced, a situation so f***ed up, it has had truly global consequences. The wave of Islamophobia that swept through the Western world following 9-11, that directly impacted many millions across Europe, that demonised and alienated entire communities, and saw a reaction against Western states; that's on our hands. Because WE didn't stop it.I watched the BBC documentary last night (part 2 of 5) "Once upon a time in Iraq", which highlighted the "insurgency", the moment Iraqis started fighting back against the US occupation. There was a US officer, Nathan Sassaman who talked about ringing an entire Iraqi town with razor wire, issuing ID cards to all the civilians and then calling in air strikes to teach them a lesson.
Is it any wonder why the US is hated around the World. I m not sure of the point of this documentary, because at times it seemed to be excusing the US war crimes.
Once Upon a Time in Iraq - Series 1: 2. Insurgency
The Iraqi insurgency is examined through Lt Colonel Sassaman’s descent into the darkest regions of his psyche.
Mankind has a very long history of trying to destroy others either deliberately or by accident.
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It shares many aspects of a religion ..Afterlife,for one. Just no god. If that's someone's definition of a religion, then no it isn't. Depends on one's definition. By the way. Buddhism in Tibet is under Chinese state control.
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Yes. China sees religions as a possible source of seperation/insurrection.The Uighers are viewed more seriously because they are muslims. Infact in the 1990's, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the establishment of muslim states in Central Asia there was support for seperatist groups in the province (Xinjiang). The wearing of long beards, burkas,hijabs and niqabs is seen as being extremist and the the Chinese government have an anti-extremism law banning all of those in public. Considering the terrorist attacks around the world (including Xinjiang provence) carried out by extreme elements of Islam,not to mention ISIS and similar Islamic extremist groups they certainly do have concerns and President Xi Jinping spoke of the "Toxicity of religious extremism" and also his intention to 'eliminate it'. The state of Xinjiang is pretty well a police state now.
As you see in this article Christians are banned from displaying the cross and Buddhists must swear allegiance to the State.
Jailing Muslims, burning Bibles, and forcing monks to wave the national flag: How Xi Jinping is attacking religion in China
The officially atheist Chinese Communist Party disapproves of all kinds of grassroots organizations as they are seen to undermine its grip on power.
I think the best answer to "Is Buddhism a religion or not ? "is "YO'..
Is Buddhism a Religion?
Is Buddhism a religion, psychology, or way of life? Our three experts, Charles Prebish, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and Joan Sutherland, join the debate.
