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What does standing up for Hong Kong mean to you. What could Trump do to help? Generally curious.
by vuln 7y ago
What does standing up for Hong Kong mean to you. What could Trump do to help? Generally curious.
- bluGill 7y agoJust recognizing HK and Taiwan as separate countries from China would be big.
- jldugger 7y agoRecognizing HK as independent would be a huge step, and one even the UK didn't take.
- aianus 7y agoThe UK wanted to give HK free elections and China threatened to invade if they did. https://www.scmp.com/article/48108/thatcher-reveals-dengs-threat-seize-hong-kong-day https://www.scmp.com/article/48108/thatcher-reveals-dengs-th...
- vkou 7y agoHong Kong is currently about as much a separate country from China as Puerto Rico is a separate country from the US. Taiwan is another thing.
- maximente 7y agothe HK protests aren't about creating a separate sovereign country, it was largely about an extradition bill and has now grown somewhat to include ousting the current "chief executive" among other things.
- jcranmer 7y agoExtend an official visit to one of the protest leaders.