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China's treatment of HK was supposed to be regulated by a treaty with the UK - but as you point out it was under the sovereignty of China. That's pretty differ
by nl 6y ago
China's treatment of HK was supposed to be regulated by a treaty with the UK - but as you point out it was under the sovereignty of China.
That's pretty different to Taiwan which has never been under the sovereignty of China.
- ChuckMcM 6y ago> That's pretty different to Taiwan which has never been under the sovereignty of China. You see, if China agreed with your statement diplomacy would be a lot easier. But few things anger the Chinese more than asserting that it does not have sovereignty over Taiwan, the only other one I can think of is that Tibet should be free to be its own country.
- nl 6y agoSure, this is true. But Taiwan has a functional, large military, friends in Washington and economic consequences to an invasion. HK had umbrellas and a few strongly worded newspaper columns.