In February of this year, Hungary and China signed an agreement to cooperate on judicial and internal security matters — in essence, paving the way for Chinese-Hungarian joint police patrols and law enforcement cooperation on Hungarian soil.
Following the EU debate on China-Hungary law enforcement cooperation, a Chinese online media platform Tao News published an article saying that “the international police cooperation of Chinese police will become more and more extensive,” while apparently adding the rhetorical question, “What else can the West… do except feel uncomfortable?”
“China seems unfazed by the discomfort its practices cause, but Europe should not be unfazed by it too”, writes researcher Raina Nelson in an article for the Latvian Institute of International Affairs.
“Perhaps this discomfort can spark a necessary conversation on the future of international security cooperation, a cooperation that ensures peace, security, and liberty for all.”
I miss the 90s.