Situation intensifies as Beijing condemns tanker seizures and US security chief calls to remove Nicolas Maduro from power.
  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.caEnglish
    178·
    11 days ago

    You know what they’ve been doing to Philippine vessels, right?

    And then there’s the laws against compromising another country’s telephone system.

    And a whole bunch of other laws. Essentially, if the US has broken an international law in the past 5 years, China has broken it in a less aggressive manner as a response.

    And then of course there’s the illegal police stations in other countries and their treatment of Uyghurs at home.

    Thing is, China has been very careful to break international law in ways that other countries of power are also doing, mostly the US.

    That still doesn’t make it right.

    • freagle@lemmy.mlEnglish
      108·
      11 days ago

      So what you’re saying is that China refuses to let international law be used in a way that allows the US to operate with complete impunity while the US romps around doing things that threaten others? Sounds like a pretty solid policy, honestly.