Soros: Xi Jinping is the 'most dangerous opponent' to open society

[HariPrasad]

I have to agree China is ahead of India in FOOD TECHNOLOGY.

But INDIA IS AHEAD in EATING SHIT and DEAD BODIES.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/travel/travel-news/428690/Indian-tribe-cannibal-monks-eat-human-flesh
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In India, some people (Tantriks) Do that while whole of China eats all this shit and they have no shame in it.

 

[sinait]

In India, some people (Tantriks) Do that while whole of China eats all this shit and they have no shame in it.

You must be out of touch with your OWN COUNTRY.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4966700/Pictures-dozens-dogs-tied-sold-meat.html
Dogs are tied up to be sold for meat in India

Ditto the following Asian Countries.
Half a million dogs are slaughtered annually in the Philippines.
Why is dog meat so popular in South Korea and what is 'Bosintang
Cats and Dogs are now on the Menu in Malaysia
Not illegal in Malaysia to eat dog and cat meat
Thousands of dogs killed for food at Indonesian meatmarket
Dogs and cats blow-torched alive at Indonesia 'extreme' market

Maybe being SLAVES of the BRITISH for centuries have taken the Asian out of you.
For the record, I am against eating dogs and cats.
I will try cockroaches and other insects, and lets save the WORLD.
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[Bismarck]

Chinese call Afghanis uncivilized. Lets wait and see who will fill the gap after US leave Afghanistan.

 

[Götterdämmerung]

Soros: Xi Jinping is the 'most dangerous opponent' to open society

Julia La Roche
Yahoo FinanceJanuary 24, 2019, 9:07 PM GMT

Billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros warned that the machine learning and artificial intelligence used in creating China's Social Credit System is creating "an unprecedented danger that is threatening the very survival of open societies."

Soros, the founder of the Open Society Foundations, defines an open society as "a society in which the rule of law prevails as opposed to the rule by a single individual and where the role of the state is to protect human rights and individual freedom. "


Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, Soros said open societies face a "mortal danger" from "the instruments of control" in the form of machine learning and artificial intelligence in the hands of “repressive regimes.”

With the creation of the Social Credit System in China, information about a person is being consolidated into a central database. With that data, people will be evaluated by algorithms that "will determine whether they pose a threat to the one-party state.”

"People will then be treated accordingly," he said.

"The Social Credit System is not yet fully operational, but it’s clear where it’s heading. It will subordinate the fate of the individual to the interests of the one-party state in ways unprecedented in history.”

Soros called the Social Credit System "frightening" and "abhorrent."

"Unfortunately, some Chinese find it rather attractive because it provides information and services that aren’t currently available and can also protect law-abiding citizens against enemies of the state.”

He pointed out that China is not the only authoritarian regime in the world, but he noted that it's the most developed in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

"This makes Xi Jinping the most dangerous opponent of those who believe in the concept of open society," Soros said.

While his speech concentrated mostly on China, Soros noted that open societies have “many more enemies,” most notably Putin’s Russia.

Billionaire investor George Soros said, on January 24, 2019 that Chinese President Xi Jinping was 'the most dangerous enemy' of free societies for presiding over a high-tech surveillance regime. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
He said the “most dangerous scenario” is if “these enemies conspire with, and learn from, each other on how to better oppress their people.”

“The question poses itself: What can you do to stop them? The first step is to recognize the danger. That’s why I’m speaking out tonight.”

Soros said China’s Xi has “declared his hostility to open society,” but the Chinese people remain the "main source of hope” for open society.

“Effective policy toward China can't be reduced to a slogan”
Later on, Soros said President Donald Trump is "notoriously unpredictable," but noted that his administration's China policy is the "result of a carefully prepared plan" from officials like Matt Pottinger, the White House National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs, and outlined in a "seminal speech" by Vice President Mike Pence.

Even so, declaring China a strategic rival is too simplistic, according to Soros. He noted that China is an important global actor. An effective policy towards China can’t be reduced to a slogan, he said.

He said Trump “seems to be following a different course” of making concessions to China and renewing attacks on U.S. allies, all of which undermines U.S. policy of “curbing China’s abuses and excesses.”

“To conclude, let me summarize the message I’m delivering tonight. My key point is that the combination of repressive regimes with IT monopolies endows those regimes with a built-in advantage over open societies. The instruments of control are useful tools in the hands of authoritarian regimes, but they pose a mortal threat to open societies.”

He continued: “China is not the only authoritarian regime in the world but it is the wealthiest, strongest, and technologically most advanced. This makes Xi Jinping the most dangerous opponent of open societies. That’s why it’s so important to distinguish Xi Jinping’s policies from the aspirations of the Chinese people. The social credit system, if it became operational, would give Xi total control over the people. Since Xi is the most dangerous enemy of the open society, we must pin our hopes on the Chinese people, and especially on the business community and a political elite willing to uphold the Confucian tradition.”

At last year’s World Economic Forum, the 88-year-old billionaire made headlines for slamming Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOGL), claiming that “the rise and monopolistic behavior” of tech platform companies has become a “global problem.”

At the time, he accused the tech giants of “exploiting” social environments and causing “a variety of problems,” and even suggested that the companies could be tempted to “compromise themselves” to gain access to markets such as Russia and China.

Julia La Roche is a finance reporter at Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter.

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[Jlaw]

You must be out of touch with your OWN COUNTRY.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4966700/Pictures-dozens-dogs-tied-sold-meat.html
Dogs are tied up to be sold for meat in India

Ditto the following Asian Countries.
Half a million dogs are slaughtered annually in the Philippines.
Why is dog meat so popular in South Korea and what is 'Bosintang
Cats and Dogs are now on the Menu in Malaysia
Not illegal in Malaysia to eat dog and cat meat
Thousands of dogs killed for food at Indonesian meatmarket
Dogs and cats blow-torched alive at Indonesia 'extreme' market

Maybe being SLAVES of the BRITISH for centuries have taken the Asian out of you.
For the record, I am against eating dogs and cats.
I will try cockroaches and other insects, and lets save the WORLD.
.

Don't forget Indians eat rats and drink cow piss.

 

[Raphael]

Chinese call Afghanis uncivilized. Lets wait and see who will fill the gap after US leave Afghanistan.

Don't speak on our behalf: we don't think badly of Afghans at all. On the other hand, we do have a poor opinion of Turkogypsy refugees in Germany who never assimilate and then spend their adult careers leeching off public welfare, forming rape/grooming gangs that target young girls, agitating for Sharia, and finally leaving Germany to join and fight for ISIS.

 

[Azadkashmir]

call afghans wat you want but hey they got the right atitude kicking nato a ss.

 

[Bismarck]

Don't speak on our behalf: we don't think badly of Afghans at all. On the other hand, we do have a poor opinion of Turkogypsy refugees in Germany who never assimilate and then spend their adult careers leeching off public welfare, forming rape/grooming gangs that target young girls, agitating for Sharia, and finally leaving Germany to join and fight for ISIS.

I don't care Turks or your opinion about Turks, but it is intersting at all and Turks should read this and see your true face, which you always hide. It was a Chinese here who talk pejoratively about Afghans and Afghanistan.

call afghans wat you want but hey they got the right atitude kicking nato a ss.

They don't kick Natos azz. They kick Afghans azz. That's the problem.

 

[Azadkashmir]

I don't care Turks or your opinion about Turks, but it is intersting at all and Turks should read this and see your true face, which you always hide. It was a Chinese here who talk pejoratively about Afghans and Afghanistan.



They don't kick Natos azz. They kick Afghans azz. That's the problem.

is that why nato is having discussion with taliban.

 

[Bismarck]

is that why nato is having discussion with taliban.

What do you mean exactly?

 

[Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA]

I predict in the near future every country will follow China's credit system, even USA too. They may have different name but the function is the same. And perhaps for USA, they will hide it first until it get exposed... As usual.




Isn't BRI a responsibility for the world?

Helping the development in many countries and improve people living condition?

But I wonder if what Soros means of responsibility, is making a war and bombing other countries like those in Syria, and the next is Venezuela.

At present, the biggest problem in China is that a top leader can approve $100 billion in payments without going through the parliament or the people's congress (or the standing committee of the people's congress). This is not wise.

In China, it is not difficult to make one person corrupt, but it is very difficult to make everyone corrupt. The Chinese government's financial appropriation right should be returned to the people's congress and its standing committee.

Even so, it will not affect the ruling efficiency of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government because the Chinese government is still a one-party government.