Re:Billionaire Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Reappears in Hong Kong
by lanevorockz on Thursday October 14, 2021 @12:08AM
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US agencies are definitely not toothless, full autonomy to act as they wish since the first Patriot act. Most annoyingly, no one managed to remove those powers.
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Re:Billionaire Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Reappears in Hong Kong
by MonkeyClub on Thursday October 14, 2021 @12:44AM
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> Most annoyingly, no one managed to remove those powers.
Or not renew them, each September since 2001, like clockwork.
The ongoing state of emergency enables such otherwise temporary powers.