China using families as 'hostages' to quash Uyghur dissent abroad
www.bbc.co.uk
Refugees and activists tell the BBC intimidation tactics are tearing apart Uyghur communities overseas.
  • yeather@lemmy.ca
    01·
    1 year ago

    1, Xi Xinping and whatever he says, doesn’t matter how many show ponys you fill the room with.

    1. In the end they all answer to the whims of the central government, which can change or remove and rights and responsibilities autonomous regions within China have.

    2. See answer one.

    • GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml
      0·
      1 year ago

      1, Xi Xinping and whatever he says, doesn’t matter how many show ponys you fill the room with.

      Do you know what a legislative body is? Anglophones are almost all educated on “executive, legislative, judicial” aren’t they? Xi is the leader of the Executive branch in China, not the Legislative or Judicial.

    • OurToothbrush@lemmy.mlM
      03·
      1 year ago

      So what I’m hearing is it doesn’t matter if you’re ignorant about the way China works because the US media told you Xi is an evil dictator who controls everything and you believed them. Got it.