Chinese police set to patrol alongside Hungarian officers
www.telegraph.co.uk
Agreement with Budapest raises fears of Beijing’s growing influence in Europe

Hungary’s interior ministry claimed the deal would improve safety in tourist hotspots or during events that attract large numbers of spectators.

But the plan has drawn criticism from those concerned the agreement will be abused by communist China, which has a lengthy record of human rights abuses.

The patrols could be the first step to establishing secret police stations or used to intimidate the overseas Chinese community, they warned.

  • LesserAbe@lemmy.worldEnglish
    362·
    8 months ago

    Baffling. I read the article but wondering if some kind of rationalization is outlined somewhere else.

    Police represent the authority of the state and have a monopoly on violence. They only “earn” that monopoly because ostensibly they have been authorized democratically by the people. (Much more could be said about that) Chinese police in Hungary do not represent Hungarian people and so they should not be in any kind of position of authority.

    • fr0g@feddit.deEnglish
      8·
      8 months ago

      “They only “earn” that monopoly because ostensibly they have been authorized democratically by the people.”

      Well, that might be the social framework fir a democracy. But we are talking about Hungary here.