Chinese police set to patrol alongside Hungarian officers
www.telegraph.co.uk
Agreement with Budapest raises fears of Beijing’s growing influence in Europe

Hungary’s interior ministry claimed the deal would improve safety in tourist hotspots or during events that attract large numbers of spectators.

But the plan has drawn criticism from those concerned the agreement will be abused by communist China, which has a lengthy record of human rights abuses.

The patrols could be the first step to establishing secret police stations or used to intimidate the overseas Chinese community, they warned.

  • Che BananaEnglish
    13•9 months ago

    Looks like the EU parliament needs to say “no fucking way”…so maybe in 5-10 years Hungary will get a sternly written letter.

    But hey, I phones have to have USB-Cs so…

    …yeah

    • federalreverse-oldEnglish
      8•9 months ago

      USB-C on phones is a good thing. The reason why the USB-C requirement passed while pressure on the Hungarian government fails is not because more people worked on the USB-C directive than work on strategies to pressure the Hungarian government. Rather there were considerably fewer people working against the USB-C directive.

    • @the_third@feddit.deEnglish
      6•9 months ago

      I would hope that they have more than two people working there, so I’d expect them to be able to work on both at the same time.