[Politics] Uk spat with China takes a serious turn

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

China reportedly blacks out English football amid ongoing spat with the UK

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/ch...otball-amid-ongoing-spat-with-the-uk-20200723

This being reported by Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the decision. China state media television, CCTV, holds the rights to broadcast Premier League matches in China but is now said to not show the remainder of the competition.
The match between Liverpool and Chelsea (Pulisic!) yesterday was not aired and the television program schedule are also not including the next set of matches. That said, there's only one round of fixtures left for the current season.
This comes amid the ongoing spat between China and UK surrounding the Hong Kong issue as well as Huawei, with the UK now detailing the route for Hong Kong citizens to apply for citizenship as well - a move which has angered China even more.

 

[Weststander]

Childish and typical behaviour from a non-democracy.

If they up the ante by blocking UK football for good, clubs will have some reduced income, but football will carry on.

Prices worth paying for the Free World taking a stand against a devious and brutal regime.

 

[blue-shifted]

Or perhaps they are worried the Burnley v Brighton game will be so dull it could lead to a rash of people dousing themselves in petrol and lighting a fag. Probably a sensible precaution.

 

[sparkie]

Hopefully any Chinese club owners will now sod off as well.

 

[Silverhatch]

Hopefully any Chinese club owners will now sod off as well.

Wolves = Fosun
Wigan = ****ed

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I’m sure Declan Special Fried Rice will have a word or two about this.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

And Lewis Crispy Aromatic Dunk

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Arron Mooy-sin Sauce.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Solly Long March

 

[lawros left foot]

Childish and typical behaviour from a non-democracy.

If they up the ante by blocking UK football for good, clubs will have some reduced income, but football will carry on.

Prices worth paying for the Free World taking a stand against a devious and brutal regime.

Come on,
I know the Tories are bad, but “a devious and brutal regime”? That’s going a bit far, even for me.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

This won’t affect Black Bean Rovers.

 

[Stat Brother]

It's ok remember they aren't have a spat with just the UK.
They're having it with the entire EU...









...oh.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Prices worth paying for the Free World taking a stand against a devious and brutal regime.

I’m no fan of how the Premier League is administered sometimes but that’s a bit harsh.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Childish and typical behaviour from a non-democracy.

If they up the ante by blocking UK football for good, clubs will have some reduced income, but football will carry on.

Prices worth paying for the Free World taking a stand against a devious and brutal regime.

Yep. Devious and brutal.

 

[studio150]

Trump has decided to show his support and is clamping down on China and has ordered all the White House China to be destroyed and in future all meals will be served on plastic or paper plates.

 

[nicko31]

It's ok remember they aren't have a spat with just the UK.
They're having it with the entire EU...









...oh.

And Australia and the US...

 

[jamie (not that one)]

Are we sure they didn't watch Brighton v Newcastle and think their people had suffered enough?

 

[LamieRobertson]

Childish and typical behaviour from a non-democracy.

If they up the ante by blocking UK football for good, clubs will have some reduced income, but football will carry on.

Prices worth paying for the Free World taking a stand against a devious and brutal regime.

Importing Trump ideas now

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I loved the way Nicon (Nixon!!!) tried to cosy up to China to create a new market for American tat. The Chinese think we are a bunch of weak tossers. They don't even feel the need to dick around with spy games, à la Putin. They just do what they want.

Boris and chums just demonstrate their pathetic naivety with antics like the telecoms deal and then the knicker wetting retreat.

We have a cast iron deal to protect the Hong Kong populace and the Chinese are marching all over it. What will we do about that? Jolly well nothing, that's what. I doubt Boris even knows what the deal is. The clueless dilettante oaf.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I loved the way Nicon (Nixon!!!) tried to cosy up to China to create a new market for American tat. The Chinese think we are a bunch of weak tossers. They don't even feel the need to dick around with spy games, à la Putin. They just do what they want.

Boris and chums just demonstrate their pathetic naivety with antics like the telecoms deal and then the knicker wetting retreat.

We have a cast iron deal to protect the Hong Kong populace and the Chinese are marching all over it. What will we do about that? Jolly well nothing, that's what. I doubt Boris even knows what the deal is. The clueless dilettante oaf.

What can we do?

Send a gunboat?