Amazing. They should have also asked him whether he can judge Russia’s war against Ukraine, China’s genocidal atrocities against Uyghurs, Tibetans, Mongolians and other minorities. And the war in Sudan. What does he say?

That’s not only security concern but also labour abuse. BYD’s Hungary plant is just another case among many:

Seven-day weeks and ‘debt bondage’: China’s first electric car plant in Europe mired in allegations of worker abuse

The BYD factory being built in Szeged, Hungary, is facing scrutiny after reports of EU labour laws being violated among the Chinese migrant workforce.

As the article says,

Asked what conditions are like inside the site, a colleague [Chinese migrant worker] replies: “Nothing out of the ordinary, when you’re a migrant worker.” His supervisors are very strict and living conditions are “quite harsh”, he says

There are also environmental and health risks, as the article says,

Some people in [the Hungarian city of] Szeged feel as if there are too many unanswered questions about how the factory operates. Many were also concerned about health risks.

“The first thing that comes to my mind is infrastructure changes; as far as to what extent environmental factors will be respected, how will this affect us?” Zita, 55, tells the Guardian on the main street. “As a resident of Szeged, I feel that there was not enough information.”

Not to forget social issues,

Questions remain about pressure on housing and the quality of accommodation for migrant workers. Workers in Szeged told CLW of multiple dormitory buildings on the BYD site, six of which were fully occupied with about 450 people each, with an additional 1,000 staff offsite, bringing the total number of workers to 4,000.

Some staff reported working seven days a week “for full monthly cycles except when heavy rain temporarily halted construction”.

As well as ‘debt bondage’,

Those recruited through subcontractors also told how they had to pay fees of between £860 and £2,100 for the job. Those hired directly by BYD paid no fees, it said.

“For workers coming from low-income regions in China, these fees may constitute a substantial debt bondage,” says CLW, which has called on Hungary to “strengthen inspections and enforce labour and migration laws” at the plant.

This is a tiny sample.

Yet compare the American outcry and mass protests over these crackdowns to the Chinese response to the Uyghur genocide.

@Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.work

And your comment? Where did the 50 cents come from?

It’s a false claim, but RT’s title in the video says something else.

Who is investing in such bonds?

As an addition:

‘Best of our country’: Australian PM visits Bondi hero in hospital

Australia’s Prime Minister has visited Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed in hospital, after the bystander tried to disarm one of the gunmen in the nation’s deadliest gun attack since 1996.

“Your heart is strong”, PM Anthony Albanese told the father-of-two, later calling him “the best of our country”.

The fruit shop owner, who was born and raised in Syria, was shot several times in the shoulder after tackling one of the alleged gunmen. Albanese said Mr Ahmed would “undergo further surgery” on Wednesday.

Canada should deal with other democracies. China isn’t a reliable alternative.

As Mr. Gere rightfully said, no country has ever benefited when collaborating with China. And they have threatened democracies with violence whenever Beijing deemed it appropriate, and so they’ll with Canada.

It’s mentioned in the report and even the title.

Posted this already in another thread, but it fits here, too.

We should improve democracies rather than collaborating with just another country that has turned to fascist rule

That’s an absurdly weird comment There is no such thing as a ‘fair trade’ with a dictatorship like China that engages in economic coercion, espionage on citizens, transnational repression, election interference, just to name a few examples. China is the exact opposite of the ‘social freedoms’ as you argue. You don’t seem to understand what’s going on in this country and the economy.

As an addition:

Responding to questions about Canada’s pursuit of increased trade with India and China despite Canadian intelligence agencies reporting political interference, European Union Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection Michael McGrath says that ‘where you have evidence’ of foreign interference from a nation looking to do more trade, ‘you have to address it.’ McGrath argues the EU and Canada should be working more closely on online risks: ‘Our democracy is under threat.’

This is what India’s officials have been saying since July, but Indian imports of Russian crude dipped in the third quarter. I don’t say India should or shouldn’t buy, but what they say and what they doesn’t match if you look at the data.

Addition: Ah, the article is two months old …