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"well if the UN is saying it"
~lemmygrad, when its useful
Last I checked liberals are all about respecting rules and international law, so we're just holding you to your own standards here.
I'm not obligated to respect laws when the laws don't respect human rights. Slavery was legal at once point. The holocaust was legal at one point. Was I ever obligated to respect those laws?
The PRC objectively has a better human rights record than the RoC.