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You talk about "the years until 84", then talk about "arrests and murder of protesters", citing a source talking about the IXX century... That's dishonest.
by necessity 10y ago
You talk about "the years until 84", then talk about "arrests and murder of protesters", citing a source talking about the IXX century... That's dishonest.
- vkou 10y agoMaintaining foreign rule - by any empire - requires the use of informants, secret police, and suppression of political activity. The Birtish didn't station thousands of soldiers in Hong Kong so they could have an exotic vacation. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Forces_Overseas_Hong_Kong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Forces_Overseas_Hong_K...
- spacehunt 10y agoI'm not sure what point are you trying to make. Apart from the 1967 riots, which were orchestrated by another country anyway, when did the British Forces turn against Hong Kong people?
- NotSammyHagar 10y agoThe British didn't kidnap hk book publishers who wrote articles about the british ruling class. The brits weren't perfect, but the chinese govt is very different - the chinese govt is actively against self-determination over the entire world, including their own country, and in hong kong, taiwan, tibet. china will never allow self-determination in any of those places.