The issue that arises when trying to stop China's government from committing human atrocities is the simple fact that China is such a powerful country. If other nations tried to intervene, the political ramifications could be deadly. Despite the previous fact here are some options that I believe could help combat Chinese atrocities.
1.United Nations could use sanctions
Sanctions are when a country, or group of counties, decides to put penalities on a country. These penalties tend to revolve around economics. The United Nations could put sanctions on China ,like a trade embargo, until they stop some of their torturing pratices. The issue with the sanctions is two fold...
A. When sanctions are used they tend to hurt the citizins of the country more than the ruling body. An example of this is the sanctions imposed on Iraq in the 1990's which caused widespread poverty and death in Iraq. When economic sanctions are imposed, the ruling body can simply syphon its funds from the citizins.
B.The second issue with sanctions is that China far to powerful for them to actually work. Since China has the second largest GDP (Gross Domestic Product), if economic sanctions were imposed the government could garner enough support to get them lifted.
2. The United States could go to war with China and make China a protectorate
If the United States decided to go to war with China, there could be quite a economic and political backlash. Though the U.S would win the war, due to fact that the U,S has a better navy and spends more on military funding, the U.S economy economy would most likely be in shambles. After the U.S won the war they could try to put their thumb on the government to get them cooperate, but it would most likely not work due to how centralized the Chinese government is.
There must be a way to help, we must all contribute.
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