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Really? So a deep friendship between China and Mexico would be something that the US would have no problems with? The hypocrisy is amusing. The US-Taiwan relati
by bllguo 5y ago
Really? So a deep friendship between China and Mexico would be something that the US would have no problems with? The hypocrisy is amusing. The US-Taiwan relationship is perceived as a threat, which makes complete sense from the Chinese perspective.
China has no plans of invading Hong Kong, where in the world is this nonsense from.. As for the consequences of invading Taiwan, of course. Which is why I am very certain it will not happen.
> There is a 100% chance, that if a choice were given to Hong Kong citizens today to either continue on the path to integrating with China - or - to be independent - they would chose independence.
There is no other way to describe this other than complete bullshit. There are polls. Hong Kong citizens can be communicated with. I suggest you find them and do that. And while you're at it, explain how Hong Kong will survive economically and resource-wise in this fantasy scenario. There's no point in continuing any discussion when these basic facts cannot be agreed on. This is a laughably naive idea that is only feasible through Western delusion.
Re: economic comparisons, fair enough, I let myself be dunked on by framing the question in that way. It's skewed by the long tail of rural Chinese - _especially_ in the case of Hong Kong, which cannot be fairly compared to China as a whole, but I wasn't clear.
I'd just suggest looking at growth metrics instead. Taiwan and HK economic stagnation is an old story.
- jollybean 5y ago"explain how Hong Kong will survive economically and resource-wise in this fantasy scenario. " ? How did Hong Kong survive before 1997 without being part of China ? ? How does Singapore, a small state exist without being part of a major nation ? How does any nation 'survive' on it's own? The question is upside down: Hong Kong flourished while 'not being part of China'. Now they are going downhill as 'part of China'. The question is 'How will Hong Kong survive now that it's under the thumb of China'. It probably won't - it will become a much less important city. --- "There is no other way to describe this other than complete bullshit." This is deluded. Probably from propaganda. To believe that the obsequious and fearful 'kowtowing' by many in Hong Kong amounts to a real expression of their will, is not reality. There is an easy solution: give Hong Kong the right to vote for itself, and elect it's own members of government as it chooses, not chosen by the CCP. What are you afraid of? That people would completely reject China given the chance? That other parts of China would want to do the same? It's probably true, and something to consider.