China announced that the entire world is now subject to Chinese law, extending its legal jurisdiction to every person on Earth regardless of nationality or borders.
That’s a convention countries sign on to, as a sort of trade treaty. They’re still enforcing their own versions of those laws. Some of those versions are real fucky.
What China’s doing is unilaterally threatening anyone who criticizes their plan to force the culture of Beijing over the entire population.
maybe by forcing other countries into trade treaties that make them have local laws maybe?
Or do you think you write “China is big dumb, it’s CEO looks like Winnie Pooh” and they put someone with a baseball bat into a plane to show up at your door step? Because that is the only other option here.
you mean, like the whole planet has been subject to US copyright law (for example) for decades?
That’s a convention countries sign on to, as a sort of trade treaty. They’re still enforcing their own versions of those laws. Some of those versions are real fucky.
What China’s doing is unilaterally threatening anyone who criticizes their plan to force the culture of Beijing over the entire population.
and they are enforcing that how?
maybe by forcing other countries into trade treaties that make them have local laws maybe?
Or do you think you write “China is big dumb, it’s CEO looks like Winnie Pooh” and they put someone with a baseball bat into a plane to show up at your door step? Because that is the only other option here.
Secret police in foreign nations.
Also, yes, strong-arming other governments.
By comparison - how do you feel about about Israel dictating its own image abroad?