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The article you cited is an example of China dealing with Chinese people abroad, or lobbying in other country’s foreign policies regarding China. The U.S., by contrast, meddles with other countries with respect to those countries domestic policies, which have nothing to do with the U.S. or the welfare of U.S. citizens.

I promise I’m not a bot. Just conveying an opinion that’s pretty much universal on the subcontinent where I’m from. Maybe moreso in Bangladesh because the U.S. supported Pakistan through its genocide of Bangladeshis. But in Singapore, for example, the CIA tried to bribe Lee Kuan Yew: https://youtu.be/vNQXLhIcPrc?si=yDyJQT9dfxd-qVuL. Had they succeeded, that single act could have derailed the path to prosperity of an entire nation.

Similarly, Biden has been complaining recently about the “human rights” record of the current administration in Bangladesh. This makes everyone extremely nervous, because when the U.S. starts sniffing about “human rights” that’s often a prelude to economic sanctions or regime change or worse. But the current administration is extremely popular: it has been able to maintain order and grow the economy for nearly a decade—a rare feat in a disorganized and disorderly country. There is a real risk that the morons at the U.S. state department could derail what’s been a miraculous run by the current government over a bunch of stuff most Bangladeshis absolutely do not care about.



Edit: I'm not interested in continuing this conversation. Have a nice day.




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