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The obvious difference is that US citizens elected its Congress representatives, while the PRC 'assigns' the majority of the electors in the Hong Kong parliamen

The obvious difference is that US citizens elected its Congress representatives, while the PRC 'assigns' the majority of the electors in the Hong Kong parliament. Also while the official death count is low, there are many protestors who simply vanished from HK.

Aperocky 6y ago
> simply vanished Source?
- guardiangod 6y ago
  https://www.thenation.com/article/world/hong-kong-china-protest/ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/hong-kong-china-prot... One of the most striking things I have witnessed has been the letters that young protesters have been writing in case they are arrested or disappeared by security services. These “last letters,” to be read in the event that they don’t return from the protests, explain to their families why they are protesting, and also serve as a “no-suicide declaration.” Nine thousand, two hundred, and sixteen people have been arrested during the 12 months of protests, a figure much larger than the total prison population of 7,023. This discrepancy, combined with a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances that have been explained as suicides or accidents, has made protesters wary of their own safety. So the letters serve to say, “I will not be another suicide statistic.” As one young person wrote in their letter, “I have no regrets, not for a moment; even though missing or dead, I will never stay silent in the face of injustice”
- dirtyid 6y ago
  Mostly social media conspiracy theories. From US State Department itself on the situation in Hong Kong [0]. >There were no credible reports that the government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings. This is China-Hawk Mike Pompeo's state department BTW, report released in 2020 well after protests ended. If Pompeo couldn't find mystery murders, it probably doesn't exist. https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/china/hong-kong/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-... [0]
chinathrow1029 6y ago
Protestors who simply vanished such as this [1]? [1] “Activist resurfaces to clear 'mystery death'” https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/11/222464/Activist-resurfaces-to-clear-%27mystery-death%27 https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/11/22246...

Aperocky 6y ago

> simply vanished Source?

guardiangod 6y ago
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/hong-kong-china-protest/ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/hong-kong-china-prot... One of the most striking things I have witnessed has been the letters that young protesters have been writing in case they are arrested or disappeared by security services. These “last letters,” to be read in the event that they don’t return from the protests, explain to their families why they are protesting, and also serve as a “no-suicide declaration.” Nine thousand, two hundred, and sixteen people have been arrested during the 12 months of protests, a figure much larger than the total prison population of 7,023. This discrepancy, combined with a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances that have been explained as suicides or accidents, has made protesters wary of their own safety. So the letters serve to say, “I will not be another suicide statistic.” As one young person wrote in their letter, “I have no regrets, not for a moment; even though missing or dead, I will never stay silent in the face of injustice”
dirtyid 6y ago
Mostly social media conspiracy theories. From US State Department itself on the situation in Hong Kong [0]. >There were no credible reports that the government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings. This is China-Hawk Mike Pompeo's state department BTW, report released in 2020 well after protests ended. If Pompeo couldn't find mystery murders, it probably doesn't exist. https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/china/hong-kong/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-... [0]

chinathrow1029 6y ago

Protestors who simply vanished such as this [1]? [1] “Activist resurfaces to clear 'mystery death'” https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/11/222464/Activist-resurfaces-to-clear-%27mystery-death%27 https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/11/22246...