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From the USA to Italy an army of lawyers to ask for compensation from China

//The world is now moving to seek compensation from China for the coronavirus pandemic. An army of lawyers working agaginst the Chinese government.

//The accusation against China is that it has not acted promptly to avoid a health crisis that is having heavy economic consequeces on a global level,with tens of millions of unemployed and national GDP in free fall.

//Missouri's action is only the latest of the lawsuits filed against China in the United States.

//According to the lawyer, Beijing's attempts to minimize coronavirus are tantamount to a "betrayal of humanity".

//In Italy, finally, the initiative of the Hotel De La Poste in Cortina d'Ampezzo caused a sensation, which sued the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China for damages before the Court of Belluno.

Full Article: News 1, (22-Apr)

Further reading:
Britons want China to face inquiry over coronavirus outbreak
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/britons-want-china-to-face-inquiry-over-coronavirus-outbreak-cbm82lpvk

#Italy #Compensation #Coronavirus
#BetrayalOfHumanity #USA
#OpinionArticle #ChipTsao

When the world economic structure is shuffled, what is the role of Hong Kong moving forward?

(23 Apr) Wuhan virus exploded in the US as confirmed cases and deaths skyrocketed, netizens in China were once thrilled and celebrated the decline of the national power of the U.S. Finally, the time has come for China to become the world power.

//The United States is pressing for a cold war against China, knowing that if all medical materials including masks are in China ’s hands, it can lead to the defeat of the United States. Therefore, even if Chinese private factories are temporarily transformed into mask factories, they will not be able to fill the decline of GDP in the long run. //

//As for the state-owned and private enterprises in mainland China, if they are looking to take advantage of the chaotic situation, they will either infiltrate Hong Kong or Taiwanese companies which are pro-KMT, or they will claim their products as manufactured in Vietnam and Cambodia, then blend in with other original products and secretly export them to the US.//

//in theory, Hong Kong businessmen in the mainland can also withdraw their factories and relocate to Hong Kong. Since Hong Kong is facing a soaring unemployment rate, catering and retail industry can no longer maintain the high volume of sales that they benefited from China’s bubble economy before. Hong Kong must also follow the trend of industrial transformation.//

//it is no longer the same as Hong Kong’s position and image deteriorates in the eyes of the U.S. //

//it is not essential for Hong Kong to develop advanced technology, because Hong Kong could be subject to sanctions by the U.S. on high technology exports. //

//Hong Kong must be regarded as "different from China" by the United States and the West, which is precisely what the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, Edward Yau, tried to convey to the US Consulate General in Hong Kong last year, that “Hong Kong is not China”. //

//But it is too late now. Hong Kong is becoming more “China-like”, its status has become very awkward. Even Google excluded Hong Kong from a U.S.-Asia undersea telecommunications cable.//

Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/When-the-world-economic-structure-is-shuffled-what-is-the-role-of-Hong-Kong-moving-forward-05-05

Source: Chip Tsao’s Facebook

Further reading:
U.S. Allows Google Internet Project to Advance Only if Hong Kong Is Cut Out
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19409

#Google #compensation #Economy #HongKongIsNotChina #ColdWar #Mainlandization
#Newspaper

COVID-19: Nigerian lawyers sue China for $200b

//A coalition of Nigerian legal experts have filed a class action suit against the Peoples Republic of China over the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic effect on Nigerians.

//They are demanding $200 billion as damages for the “loss of lives, economic strangulation, trauma, hardship, social disorientation, mental torture and disruption of normal daily existence of people in Nigeria.”

Full Article: The Nation, (26-Arp)

Further reading:
Opinions | China has turned to bullying to avoid accountability. It may be working on Europe.
https://wapo.st/2L2yD6r

#Coronavirus #China #Nigeria #Pandemic #ChinaLiedPeopleDied #compensation
World-wide pursuit of legal actions on China which should be held responsible for the #Coronavirus pandemic
#Compensation
#XinjiangCotton Incident: China's Lawyer Claims Termination Of Contract Due To Damage Of National Interest Would Not Require Any Compensation

As the Xinjiang cotton controversy continues to fester, many artists and celebrities including Eason Chan, Angelababy, Eddie Peng and Wang Yi Bo announced that they will terminate their endorsements with the brands involved in the incident.

The concern remains whether these actions are deemed to be in breach of the contract, and whether they will need to provide any compensation.

In China, a media outlet “Guancha News” quoted a Chinese lawyer explaining that artists can terminate their contrast without compensation by invoking the Civil Code’s “no abuse of civil rights to the detriment of national interest” provision.

The Hunan Provincial High People's Court in China also re-posted a short video on Weibo by “Legal Blogger”, saying that after the “D&G insult” incident, both parties will usually set a “misdeed clause” , where one party can unilaterally terminate the contract if the other party has made any “political mistakes”.

Source: Stand News #March26
https://bit.ly/3cpPBu4

#Kowtow #ChineseLaw #Celebrity #Compensation