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I think this is best workaround/outcome for both parties. With protesters not backing down, Beijing can now declare Lam has gone rogue and save its face. Cracki
by acd10j 7y ago
I think this is best workaround/outcome for both parties. With protesters not backing down, Beijing can now declare Lam has gone rogue and save its face. Cracking down on protesters definitely was not working. With international media presence they cannot crack down on protesters Tiananmen square style.
- drcode 7y agoI'm not sure losing control of a subordinate counts as "saving face"
- acd10j 7y agoBy declaring former subordinate as "rogue" they can save both average Chinese Mainlander wrath and save Lam from being ousted.
- eloisius 7y agoWestern media was present for that
- mensetmanusman 7y agoThere is a difference in kind. If China does anything, people all over Africa will see it happening in real time, for example. That is scary to the Chinese who have too much investment at stake there to see an additional revolt to their authority.