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China has been denying people human rights daily, what does the UN do to them?

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China is a disgusting bully. They’re intentionally rattling people in Taiwan by flying war planes at them to “stress them out”.

The UN is a joke. Something should be done.

croes|4 years ago

>The UN is a joke.

That is the way the UN was originally set up. The UN has no instruments of its own to enforce anything.

caoilte|4 years ago

This is unhelpful whataboutery. China isn't directly relevant. I could just as truthfully point out that the USA is a disgusting bully and that would be unhelpful too.

We wouldn't think it reasonable if someone on trial for embezzlement asked the jury to acquit because there are other people out in the world committing murder.

We only put up with it in news and politics because we have normalized and accepted propaganda.

croes|4 years ago

Just ask yourself why the UN lacks the power to do anything without permission by the big players.

_hilro|4 years ago

Because sovereign nations and their citizens aren't going to kowtow to some unelected supranational organisation?

7 billion people in the world and they should all be ruled by a bunch of bureaucrats???

I hope that day never comes.

vagrantJin|4 years ago

Wow. The anti-Chinese rhetoric on this thread is bordering on horrifying.

I had to ctrl+shift+F the webpage to see if I missed something on the Reuters article relating to China.

What does Chinese policy on human rights have anything to do with the above mentioned article?

smoldesu|4 years ago

If I had to guess, it's because China is one of the most notoriously polluted countries that are also on the security council that will oversee this bill. While the United States and UK are pretty much guaranteed to veto, I think a lot of people are interpreting China as the swing vote here.

tokai|4 years ago

They document their violations and condemn them.

trasz|4 years ago

US has been droning innocent people like crazy, what does the UN do to them?

It's just as relevant as your comment.

throwawaybchr|4 years ago

It is, I chose one example. Do I have to document all such examples?