What really shocked me in this, and this isn’t about “bothsidesisms” or “whataboutisms” is just how many countries have police forces active and operating in other countries with permission and consent (explicit or implied.) Like, the NYPD operates in over 13 different countries around the world and multiple states. China’s doing this stuff. The UK is all over the place. I’m just in awe of the practice in general and suspect it’s some kind of “avoiding constitutional crises” intelligence back patting operations. Sure, the UK can’t spy on its own citizens… but the NYPD London Precinct can, etc.
So all these need to be stopped, and China’s especially since they’re extremely pervasive.
