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Netherlands bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC

143 points · 131 comments · vrganj

47282847 · 1790157559 · focus · HN ↗
Which country besides the US has the audacity to think it has extraterritorial rights to interfere with legal practices elsewhere? To me, it is obvious that this is violent behavior and will lead to defensive action by others, and more violence, not more peace.
If it was the “hard power” it claims, what is it that makes “it” so afraid? To me, it is fairly obvious that this is how a threatened being behaves, in “childish ways”, before it fully falls apart.
1. nephihaha · 1790157649 · focus · HN ↗
  The PRC.
  1. jabron · 1790157753 · focus · HN ↗
    Where?
    pasc1878 · 1790158252 · focus · HN ↗
    Manchester <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63972640" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63972640
    and several others in UK
    jabron · 1790160207 · focus · HN ↗
    This directly involves Chinese citizens and the Chinese consulate, and diplomatic immunity exists everywhere.
    The US is sanctioning a foreign court over actions that do not even involve the US itself. There is no comparison here.
    nephihaha · 1790183112 · focus · HN ↗
    The PRC is strongarming educational institutions. Look up the Drew Pavlou case at Queensland University. There are similar reports from New Zealand, Canada and the UK.
    tancop · 1790160339 · focus · HN ↗
    It's more low key than America but they set up secret police stations to keep an eye on Chinese communities all over the world. Officially they only help investigate crimes against their citizens but they also harass and spy on known political opponents.
    In 2021 they ran a campaign that forced over 200k overseas Chinese to return to the mainland or risk punishment against their family: <a href="https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/110-overseas-230000-chinese-persuaded-return" rel="nofollow">https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/110-overseas-230000-c...

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