Re:China's ambassador threatened Faroese prime minister to s...
by Svip on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @05:52PM
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Diplomacy wouldn't really work if you couldn't be candid. And if you knew everything you said in diplomatic conversations would be public, you'd be less candid. Or you'd only work with those, who would provide you with secrecy.
For the record, we don't know whether the Faroese government let itself submit to the pressure, or whether they are now actively pursuing other avenues. But I would imagine with the leak, that it's not the former any more. The question is whether it would have been had it not been for the leak.
Re:China's ambassador threatened Faroese prime minister to s...
by echaozh on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @12:51AM
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Do you think everything the US diplomats and presidents said can be open to the public? When US is negotiating with other countries for "the greatness of America", Trump only says pleasant words which is completely legal in both countries?
I feel this information really shouldn't be hidden from the public as it's the public that is supposed to a part of a democratic system. How can we elect our officials and voice our opinions, if we are not informed of hostilities from foreign governments?
Do you think China would have even said that if they knew that each conversation is public record.