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Some of us warned Canada. Just as I have warned them time and again that the abuses from the creepy covert police apparatus represent a national security threat and have actively hurt our interests around the globe. It's all one big party and "someone elses problem" when the kakistocracy abuses citizens when times are good, now we are watching the rapid decline and we have little talent left to help us fight the good fight.
China has a goal and they will achieve it. Especially if they start recruiting from the disenchanted (which is already happening right now in Canada as was exposed awhile back). The talent just looking for opportunity doesn't realize they are helping a communist government, they just want a life. What is Canada going to do to defend these interests?
One by one, nations will step in line. They will be steamrolled either way.
ca.yahoo.com
bout 300,000 Canadian citizens who reside in Hong Kong and hold citizenship there will no longer be able to be citizens of both Canada and China.
The move comes after the government in the region denounced dual nationality to citizens there, meaning those who hold more than one passport won’t be able to access consular protection unless they declare a change of nationality.
Hong Kong has long been a place where foreign nationals could come and go without many restrictions, which in turn has attracted international businesses to their growing economy. Lynette Ong, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto, says the move is about tightening control over what people residing in Hong Kong can do, particularly if they’re politically active.
“If they were to do something to break the law but happen to have a passport from a Western nation, they could seek refuge in another country, which would put pressure on Hong Kong and the Chinese government,” she tells Yahoo Canada. “It’s another instance of tightening control over potential subversive behaviour in Hong Kong.”
Since the summer of 2019, there have been active protests in Hong Kong which at times have gotten violent. The protests were a result of pushback to the proposed Hong Kong-China extradition law, which would allow extradition to mainland China.
Ong explains that in response to the protests, Beijing introduced “a very Draconian” national security law at the beginning of last year, which cracked down on a lot of activity.
“It was vaguely worded and included a lot of things into the ambit of the law, including a clampdown on economic freedom, press freedom, freedom of expression to protest, if you go out to protest you could potentially get into trouble” she says. “This (citizenship policy) is an extension of that.”
Min Chung Yan is a Hong Kong-born professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Social Work, who holds a Hong Kong ID card. He says this latest move is likely an attempt for the Chinese government to make sure the
China has a goal and they will achieve it. Especially if they start recruiting from the disenchanted (which is already happening right now in Canada as was exposed awhile back). The talent just looking for opportunity doesn't realize they are helping a communist government, they just want a life. What is Canada going to do to defend these interests?
One by one, nations will step in line. They will be steamrolled either way.
Dual Hong Kong-Canadian citizens may have to pick between Canadian or Chinese nationality while in China
About 300,000 Canadian citizens who reside in Hong Kong and hold citizenship there will no longer be able to be citizens of both Canada and China.
bout 300,000 Canadian citizens who reside in Hong Kong and hold citizenship there will no longer be able to be citizens of both Canada and China.
The move comes after the government in the region denounced dual nationality to citizens there, meaning those who hold more than one passport won’t be able to access consular protection unless they declare a change of nationality.
Hong Kong has long been a place where foreign nationals could come and go without many restrictions, which in turn has attracted international businesses to their growing economy. Lynette Ong, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto, says the move is about tightening control over what people residing in Hong Kong can do, particularly if they’re politically active.
“If they were to do something to break the law but happen to have a passport from a Western nation, they could seek refuge in another country, which would put pressure on Hong Kong and the Chinese government,” she tells Yahoo Canada. “It’s another instance of tightening control over potential subversive behaviour in Hong Kong.”
Since the summer of 2019, there have been active protests in Hong Kong which at times have gotten violent. The protests were a result of pushback to the proposed Hong Kong-China extradition law, which would allow extradition to mainland China.
Ong explains that in response to the protests, Beijing introduced “a very Draconian” national security law at the beginning of last year, which cracked down on a lot of activity.
“It was vaguely worded and included a lot of things into the ambit of the law, including a clampdown on economic freedom, press freedom, freedom of expression to protest, if you go out to protest you could potentially get into trouble” she says. “This (citizenship policy) is an extension of that.”
Min Chung Yan is a Hong Kong-born professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Social Work, who holds a Hong Kong ID card. He says this latest move is likely an attempt for the Chinese government to make sure the
