I am more and more convinced that all this historical and revanchist arguments are just convenient post hoc justifications for existing autocratic and imperiali

I am more and more convinced that all this historical and revanchist arguments are just convenient post hoc justifications for existing autocratic and imperialistic tendencies. The case of HK fits perfectly with the general development in china but it is supposed to be because of the opium wars? With a country like china which claims thousands of years of history you can always find historical pretext for anything and everything.