The Australian government says it has raised concerns directly with China over the country’s new ethnic unity law.
Under a clause in the law, people outside of China can be held legally accountable for undermining “ethnic unity and progress or inciting ethnic separatism”.
The European Parliament has called for the law, which is due to come into effect next week, to be repealed.
China says don’t be racist, and obviously australia and europe took issue with that. but at what cost, etc.
reminds me if reading about the founding of the league of nations, when the Jaoanese delegation said treat us as equals, be less racist, and the australian, british, and usa delegates said uhh, that would upset out voter base, or similar anyway
xposted from the news mega - almost belongs in c/slop
When “concerns are raised” over the “long arm of China” it’s usually in regards to Chinese diaspora and dissidents, as well as the people that run orgs like the World Uyghur Congress: “they fled China for their safety but now they’re not even safe here.”
I remember when this “ethnic unity” law was discussed here a few months back. The only thing we could agree on is that its effects are highly dependent on the implementation so this can go many ways.