Carrie Lam said US sanctions made her scoff. Is that right. Your son ,a senior at Harvard University, beat feet out of Boston right before graduation. When I read the CCP my brain hears the former Soviet Union TASS news agency. Communists never learn.
11 people sanctioned by the US and what they 'REALLY' did
Also to note. China is expecting their 4th flood. Projected rain fall in the next week upstream from the three gorges dam is 10-20 inches of rain! They have lots of problems and more coming. Stay on your toes. If that dam collapses expect a flash crash in the world stock markets.
What are they afraid of to risk this?
Retired generals can be recalled to active duty and prosecuted.
Contempt towards officials is addressed in the Punitive articles, specifically Article 88 of the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice in the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM), United States (2008 Edition) as follows:
Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Governor or legislature of any State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
They must all be freaking out. Human nature. Someone will always rat out another to save themselves. They all have blackmail on each other. Ever hear of the prisoner's dilemma?
The prisoner's dilemma is a paradox in decision analysis in which two individuals acting in their own self-interests do not produce the optimal outcome. The typical prisoner's dilemma is set up in such a way that both parties choose to protect themselves at the expense of the other participant.
A beautiful mind.
Clinesmith pleading guilty may be their stop gap ploy to firewall and protect all the others. It won't work in this case. The corruption is too massive and widespread. They're all stuck in the Prisoners Dilemma. I think I'll go have an ice cold root beer.