| CCP has been posturing selectively in the name of its National Security. As Macro Rubio put it this month: “They like to play these games. They put out these translations where it says one thing in English and then it’s translated in a different – they use a different term in Mandarin”. [1] CCP shows different faces to different audiences selectively. Rubio was sanctioned twice by CCP in 2020 for speaking up for human rights [2], but was quietly given a different Chinese surname in 2025, possibly to avoid the question of whether he is still under CCP’s sanction as the current US Secretary of State [3]. When asked, CCP gave vague answers [4]. For a similar story, Mike Pence when visiting Hong Kong last month called for China to release the imprisoned publisher Jimmy Lai [5]. Pence was mentioned in the National Security case of Jimmy Lai, which is to say Jimma Lai allegedly violated the National Security Law of Hong Kong by collaborating with foreign adversaries, in particular Mike Pence. But Mike Pence had no problem entering and exiting Hong Kong, only Jimma Lai had, despite the NSL applying to “anyone on Earth, regardless of nationality or location” [6], and had targeted US citizen living in the US before [7]. CCP postures selectively, with a very fluid definition of an enemy of the state, which often does not follow what they say in letter. [1]: https://de.usembassy.gov/secretary-rubio-on-the-megyn-kelly-... "Secretary Marco Rubio with Megyn Kelly of The Megyn Kelly Show" [2]: https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-tells-rubio-behave-himself-... "China tells Rubio to behave himself in veiled warning" [3]: https://www.newsweek.com/china-news-gives-new-name-us-secret... "China Gives Marco Rubio New Name" [4]: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202501/1327371.shtml "Chinese FM responds to change in official translation of Marco Rubio’s surname" [5]: https://www.reuters.com/world/former-us-vice-president-mike-... "Former US Vice-President Mike Pence visits Hong Kong" [6]: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/07/hong-kong-nat... "Hong Kong’s national security law: 10 things you need to know" [7]: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hong-kong-issues-arrest-w... "Hong Kong issues arrest warrant for U.S. citizen under new national security law" |