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That sounds like a terrible idea. That would give china an excuse to try to kick the us out of asia.

• chrisco255 6y ago
  If you mean our military bases in Japan and South Korea, who have no great trust of China, I'm not sure why China's opinion would be relevant there. If it's not controversial for Britain to offer them citizenship then it shouldn't be for US either. Even if it is...you gotta stand up to communism.
  • tialaramex 6y ago
    > If it's not controversial for Britain to offer them citizenship then it shouldn't be for US either China objects strongly. It says these are Chinese citizens and Britain ceased to have any claim over the territory decades ago. Of course since Britain's offer exists only on paper (there is no mechanism proposed by which a typical person in Hong Kong should actually make use of the offer to leave) the Chinese objection likewise extends only to paper.
    • mr_toad 6y ago
      Unless China proposes to keep its own citizens prisoners there’s not much it can do to stop them taking up the offer.
      • gliese1337 6y ago
        Which it has been known to do....