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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
Well, it's hardly new for Canada to be critical of China's human rights record while being quick to welcome Chinese money.
Anyways, maybe you missed my first point, that targeting visas will hurt Canada, strengthen the CCP and not hurt China in any way. What is the point in choosing that method as a response? It's stupid. I would hope the government finds another, smarter way.
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Because the action causes pain for the Chinese people, who, well, in a normal country, would lobby their government to smarten up. But it may also affect those higher up in the government. Who cares if it weakens our position relative to countries that want to kowtow to the Chinese? My point is we shouldn't be playing a game of appeasement with them.
The way the Chinese government has handled the Mengwai case, and Canada's opposition to what is going on in Hong Kong should be evidence enough they are not worth dealing with. Their actions are ridiculous(issuing a release to warn of the dangers of traveling to Canada, for instance), and counter to international law. Time to move on. The bully can find someone else to steal lunch money from.
Just reading your post again, you suggest Canada should be taking a measured approach...well we've been doing that for decades and look where it got us, and how China acts on the world stage, running roughshod over their borders, running concentration camps, etc. At what point do you acknowledge a measured approach doesn't work?