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Chinese police set to patrol alongside Hungarian officers (www.telegraph.co.uk)

submitted 9 months ago by Blizzard to c/[email protected]

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Agreement with Budapest raises fears of Beijing’s growing influence in Europe.

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 9 months ago

What the hell?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago

What in the fucking fuck?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 9 months ago

How is that even legal under EU law?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Waiting for the pro Chinese/anti NATO narrative from our tankie friends on how this is absolutely super good for everyone!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

They're not my friends, I hate Hexbear and lemmy.ml

[–] [email protected] 34 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Nothing against the Hungarian people, but it is time to reform some of the rules regarding these types of leaders. If you want to play cool with the dictators of this world, then go ahead, but strip them from both EU and NATO membership. Because you can't eat from two hands.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

That might be exactly what the Kremlin and CCP want.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

You're not a honorary citizen of both Russia and China.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago

That's some weird shit.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

Cool and normal 👍 👍

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

Authoritarians of a feather

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is completely fucked up. Fuck all this. Does national sovereignty mean nothing you fucks?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

But wait, there's more... They've been making it illegal for NGOs to receive donations from foreign countries "because it violates national sovereignty". Same for opposition parties and media. Every year it's getting harder and harder to overturn this nightmare and the incompetence of the opposition isn't helping, either.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Why did you repost yesterday's top post from this community?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

If Hungary wasn't so far west geographically I'd propose an exchange: We let Russia have Hungary in return for Ukrainian EU/NATO membership. Unfortunately Hungary is on the wrong side of Ukraine :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Woahh after Kiribati? Which country will be next?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/chinese-police-are-working-in-kiribati-rcna140149