China just sentenced Gui Minhai to 10 yrs in prison for the "crime" of selling books. His story reinforces two truths:
1. The Chinese vision of the world is outright incompatible with the free world's
2. The HK protesters are on the right side of history
Who is Gui Minhai?
1. The Chinese vision of the world is outright incompatible with the free world's
2. The HK protesters are on the right side of history
Who is Gui Minhai?
Gui is a Hong Kong-based book seller with dual passports (Swedish + China). He published, among other things, titillating books exposing the Chinese leadership.
While in Thailand, he was kidnapped (Thailand & China have a compromise) by China's secret police.
While in Thailand, he was kidnapped (Thailand & China have a compromise) by China's secret police.
This is why Hong Kongers have been vigorously protesting the extradition bill.
If the CCP was brazen enough to do this to Mr. Gui, a Swedish national in a foreign country, illegally, what would do to Hong Kong if they had carte blanche vis-a-vis the extradition bill?
If the CCP was brazen enough to do this to Mr. Gui, a Swedish national in a foreign country, illegally, what would do to Hong Kong if they had carte blanche vis-a-vis the extradition bill?
China pushed his sentence after an unfair trial amid the coronavirus outbreak, hoping to bury it, but the message is loud and clear:
This isn't just an existential threat to Hong Kong. The Chinese government is a civilizational threat to the free world.
This isn't just an existential threat to Hong Kong. The Chinese government is a civilizational threat to the free world.
