> Isn't this proof that democracy has a huge Achilles' heel? Hong Kong was democratic city in a non democratic country, not a country itself. They had no chanc

> Isn't this proof that democracy has a huge Achilles' heel? Hong Kong was democratic city in a non democratic country, not a country itself. They had no chance and that was clear as soon as China made the decision to push on. Anybody who thought they could fight this was widly optimistic. Still, you have to congratulate them for how they tried.