China threatened to invade if the British allowed democracy in HK. It has been the Chinese denying HK democracy since the early 80s. https://www.scmp.com/artic

China threatened to invade if the British allowed democracy in HK. It has been the Chinese denying HK democracy since the early 80s. https://www.scmp.com/article/48108/thatcher-reveals-dengs-threat-seize-hong-kong-day https://www.scmp.com/article/48108/thatcher-reveals-dengs-th...