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Chinese police will patrol in Hungary alongside Hungarian officers after an agreement with Budapest, raising fears of Beijing oppression being meted out in Europe (www.telegraph.co.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/europe@feddit.de

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Hungary’s interior ministry claimed the deal would improve safety in tourist hotspots or during events that attract large numbers of spectators.

But the plan has drawn criticism from those concerned the agreement will be abused by communist China, which has a lengthy record of human rights abuses.

The patrols could be the first step to establishing secret police stations or used to intimidate the overseas Chinese community, they warned.

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[–] wahming@monyet.cc 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Are there incidents of overseas Chinese not listening to the Hungarian police? If not, what's the justification here?

[–] Turun@feddit.de 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I don't know, I'm just saying there could be actual reasons for it and it's not a bad thing per se.

Edit: the article says the justification is

helping to improve communication between the citizens and the authorities of the two countries

There are a ton of Chinese speakers. I can imagine small tourist spots getting overwhelmed during Chinese school holidays. Having translators with some authority can greatly increase crowd control.