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Hong Kong is a port city conveniently located (politically and physically) between China and the rest of the world. To compare a uniquely positioned city like
by inimino 9y ago
Hong Kong is a port city conveniently located (politically and physically) between China and the rest of the world.
To compare a uniquely positioned city like that to the entire US population (which, for example, includes Detroit) is not particularly meaningful.
- robotresearcher 9y agoReplace the US with San Francisco or NYC and the list still applies.
- inimino 9y agoNow take Manhattan Island, politically and physically isolate it, restrict freedom of movement between it and the rest of the country, and shut the rest of the country off from international trade for a few decades and you'll begin to approach an apples-to-apples comparison with HK.
- yodiployo 9y agoNitpick all you want, d_burfoot is right. As Manhattan drags the West into the mire, Hong Kong leads the East's ascent.