3 ms·
> a PLA invasion of HK would command significant attention and sympathy worldwide Which probably doesn't matter one iota, given Tibet, BUT: it's going to be ha
by peteretep 7y ago
> a PLA invasion of HK would command significant attention and sympathy worldwide
Which probably doesn't matter one iota, given Tibet, BUT: it's going to be hard to hide that invasion from mainland Chinese who live in big cities, and may just start asking some difficult questions. If you live in Shanghai -- or I guess more to the point in Shenzen -- you'll have to work quite hard to see why you might not be next
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoIf you live in Shenzhen or Shanghai, aren't you already fully under PRC control? China invading HK would certainly make peaceful reunification with Taiwan impossible though.
- luckydata 7y agoIt's already impossible.
- peteretep 7y agoYes, you are, as were the demonstrators in Tiananmen. I think my point is: it’s one thing to watch your government put down the “other” — Turkic Muslims, kinda-Indian Buddhists — but when they start coming for people who look and live like you, it’s liable to give you a moment’s pause. I think the risk of unrest spreading is much higher in this case.
- barry-cotter 7y agoMainland Chinese are well aware of what’s going on in Hong Kong. And whether you’re in Shanghai or Shenzhen there’s no question of you being next; this is already the reality you live in.
- my_username_is_ 7y agoI'm not as close to the situation right now, but several mainland Chinese people that I talked to following the mid-June protests (up to 2m protesters) hadn't heard of any of it happening