By throwing bricks over China's draft anti-terrorism law, Uncle Samhas once again defended its championship of "Master of Double Standards," reminding theplanet that only the United States can steal a horse while others cannot even look over thehedge.
The draft, the latest attempt of China to address terrorism at home and help maintainworld security, is by no means a "wicked legislation," as framed by Washington, to limitfreedom of speech and invade privacy.
On the contrary, as Internet is frequently used by terrorists in planning and conductingattacks, some items in the law is completely reasonable and will not constitute a breach ofcitizens' privacy or freedom of speech.
It should be taken as a reinforcement and contribution to the global campaign of fightingmankind's common enemy -- terrorism.
In fact, the United States has already enacted similar laws in its territory, which not onlyrequire technology firms to hand over encryption keys but also allow intense securitychecks over foreign companies operating in America.
So, the accusation against China does no help America uphold its moral high ground. Onthe contrary, it makes Uncle Sam look pugnacious and overbearing on the issue.
In addition, by expressing concern over privacy protection under the draft law,Washington has once again made itself a hypocrite as its National Security Agency (NSA)had been collecting telephone metadata in bulk under the post 9/11 Patriot Act. Thanks tothe revelation by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the world has nailedWashington's double-faced tactics in mind.
Increasing terrorist attacks have posed serious threats to China's national security and thelife and property of its people. However, China does not currently have anti-terrorismlegislation, the lack of which has hampered its fight against terrorism at home and on theglobal sphere.
So in that sense, Washington's groundless accusation against China's legislation should beinterpreted as a disruption of cohesion of the global anti-terrorism campaign.
Most importantly, the anti-terrorism law is a domestic affair of China. China is under noobligation to consult with other countries, and other countries have no right to tell Chinawhat to do.
All in all, throwing bricks toward China over home affairs dooms to be a double-edgedsword for Washington. It might be easy to wave the stick of human rights, but it surelydamages mutual trust that is vital to the world's fight against terrorism.
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