China doves should know: you are no different to the hawks in the CCP’s eyes. They will come for you eventually. Look at the pro-Beijing and “nuanced” democratic camp in HK now.
“This would be typical of United Front divide and conquer tactics: allying with certain factions (“拉一派”: “pull one faction”) to weaken others (“打一派” — “strike another faction”). Mao would often turn against his former allies and repeat the cycle to maintain control.”
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Luke de Pulford
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spy scandal, why Beijing might care about “parliamentary gossip”, annoyance at the government’s failure to protect victims, and how, if Chris Cash had intended to divide the China hawks, he did a damn good job. For @thetimes
thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar
spy scandal, why Beijing might care about “parliamentary gossip”, annoyance at the government’s failure to protect victims, and how, if Chris Cash had intended to divide the China hawks, he did a damn good job. For @thetimes
thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar