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Should the Chinese government be able to extradite fugitives from Hong Kong?

In October 2019 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a series of bills supporting protesters in Hong Kong who have a called for democratic reforms in the City. In March 2019 a series of protests began in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (HKSAR) after the government there introduced the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill. The Fugitive Offenders bill established a mechanism for transfers of fugitives from Hong Kong to Mainland China, Macau and Taiwan. The bill was proposed in response to the 2018 murder of Poon Hiu-wing in Taiwan. After the…  

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 @8F83JQHNew Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

China should honour it's agreement with Hong Kong.

 @8F5CTF4from Alberta  answered…5yrs5Y

China is a soveriegn state and the agreement about Hong Kong was with the UK. Any foreign action should be lead by the UK.

 @8F3PG2ZConservativefrom British Columbia  answered…5yrs5Y

Only if the crime was serious in nature and an oversight committee in Hong Kong approves.

 @8DZ6BSFfrom British Columbia  answered…5yrs5Y

Not my job to police other countries. Get your own home in order first.

 @8DQMBG9from British Columbia  answered…5yrs5Y

Relevance to Canada?

 @8DFVTYVfrom Alberta  answered…5yrs5Y

This isn't a Canadian issue

 @8DD3X6Ffrom Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

Only ones deemed to be in violation non-political crimes.

 @8CSXYMTfrom British Columbia  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, if China was found abusing human rights towards the fugitives

 @8CC22KDfrom Alberta  answered…5yrs5Y

Only in cases with more serious crimes

 @8C5KS8Qfrom Alberta  answered…5yrs5Y

yes, depending on what crime the fugitive commited

 @8FLK9CB from New Jersey  answered…5yrs5Y

This is not our concern

 @8CY5HWX from California  answered…5yrs5Y

I am not too sure about this one ad do not have enough knowledge about it.

 @7J3YXY3 from Massachusetts  answered…5yrs5Y

This is dependent upon extradition treaties between the US and the Peoples Republic of China.

 @7RQG6BJ from Oregon  answered…5yrs5Y

It should depend on the severity of the crime.

 @83WFRPW from California  answered…4yrs4Y

No, unless they get permission from the Hong Kong Government

 @8DMZYLP from Georgia  answered…5yrs5Y

This don’t have anything to do with us

 @3H7HTG6answered…5yrs5Y

Let China govern China.

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