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>Using the military on an backwater province is different from deploying troops to a dense city filled with millions of people. Not saying they might not still
by alasdair_ 7y ago
>Using the military on an backwater province is different from deploying troops to a dense city filled with millions of people. Not saying they might not still do it, just pointing out that a PLA invasion of HK would command significant attention and sympathy worldwide.
And, sadly, like in Tienanmen Square, little would change.
The "international community" may condemn the violence and human rights abuses but, well, the "international community" still does business in Saudi Arabia, so the chance of the condemnation changing anything seems minimal.
- avip 7y agoPretty apt "Where was Gondor" case. HK-ers are alone. No one will help them.
- luckydata 7y agoTienanmen and how little the West leaned on China for that is the original sin that led us to the current situation. It's essentially the West' fault for not cutting ties and putting sanctions on China immediately after that. We're paying the price for our cheap electronics.
- pas 7y agoAgreed. Not because it would have helped much, but at least we wouldn't have gotten into this dependency mess.