▲ 18 ▼ China Announces Entire Planet Now Subject to Chinese Law (disreport.com) submitted 4 weeks ago by Dispassionate@quokk.au to c/theonion@sh.itjust.works 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) you mean, like the whole planet has been subject to US copyright law (for example) for decades? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) That's a convention countries sign on to, as a sort of trade treaty. They're still enforcing their own versions of those laws. Some of those versions are real fucky. What China's doing is unilaterally threatening anyone who criticizes their plan to force the culture of Beijing over the entire population. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child) and they are enforcing that how? maybe by forcing other countries into trade treaties that make them have local laws maybe? Or do you think you write "China is big dumb, it's CEO looks like Winnie Pooh" and they put someone with a baseball bat into a plane to show up at your door step? Because that is the only other option here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago and they are enforcing that how? Secret police in foreign nations. Also, yes, strong-arming other governments. By comparison - how do you feel about about Israel dictating its own image abroad? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) That's a convention countries sign on to, as a sort of trade treaty. They're still enforcing their own versions of those laws. Some of those versions are real fucky. What China's doing is unilaterally threatening anyone who criticizes their plan to force the culture of Beijing over the entire population. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child) and they are enforcing that how? maybe by forcing other countries into trade treaties that make them have local laws maybe? Or do you think you write "China is big dumb, it's CEO looks like Winnie Pooh" and they put someone with a baseball bat into a plane to show up at your door step? Because that is the only other option here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago and they are enforcing that how? Secret police in foreign nations. Also, yes, strong-arming other governments. By comparison - how do you feel about about Israel dictating its own image abroad? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child) and they are enforcing that how? maybe by forcing other countries into trade treaties that make them have local laws maybe? Or do you think you write "China is big dumb, it's CEO looks like Winnie Pooh" and they put someone with a baseball bat into a plane to show up at your door step? Because that is the only other option here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago and they are enforcing that how? Secret police in foreign nations. Also, yes, strong-arming other governments. By comparison - how do you feel about about Israel dictating its own image abroad? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago and they are enforcing that how? Secret police in foreign nations. Also, yes, strong-arming other governments. By comparison - how do you feel about about Israel dictating its own image abroad? permalink fedilink source parent