[sumedh]

> I for one am perfectly fine with China being able to do this.

If you are fine when the govt kidnaps a billionaire then what makes you think you will be safe?

[jesterson]

You must be very naive thinking any other government can't kidnap anyone. Think of Assange - perfect illustration of what "free" western governments can do.

I'm not a fan of CCP in any way but I find naivety of HN commenters speaking about China and CCP here very amusing.

[sumedh]

Was Assange kidnapped and did he disappear for months?

Read my comment again, I think that if you are a billionaire the US govt wont kidnap you like what they do in China and Russia.

I find your comment amusing unless you can give some sources where the US has kidnapped billionaires and kept them hidden for months.

[jesterson]

> Was Assange kidnapped and did he disappear for months?

I suggest you to educate yourself about the matter. He did disappear for years, not months, unfortunately.

And there is not need to become so defensive - if you look at history with intellectual curiosity you may find at certain point that similarities between US, Russian or Chinese government are quite extreme when it comes to fighting with forces opposing the government.

[sumedh]

Where did he disappear for years, perhaps I missed that memo.

We are not talking about history here, we are talking about the present.

[jesterson]

Perhaps you did indeed, that’s why I suggested you to educate yourself about the matter

[sumedh]

or perhaps you just focus on the present not the past.

Still interested in reading your source for your claim that Assange disappeared.

[atatatat]

How about non billionaires?

Are those humans human enough for you?

[truetraveller]

This is actually a very valid comment. And Snowden as well.

[jesterson]

thank you - good point, Snowden is a perfect illustration as well indeed