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More important than any sophistry or arguments about the nuances of the agreements around HK is that China has been crushing freedom in HK. That's the problem.
by rnk 4y ago
More important than any sophistry or arguments about the nuances of the agreements around HK is that China has been crushing freedom in HK. That's the problem. Stop doing that. China won't stop because that's the way they remain in power. China can't use its usual excuse that "we brought millions out of poverty through our rule" in Hong Kong, because they were already pretty well off there. The HK economy is going backwards.
- yieldcrv 4y agoIt is a self-fulfilling prophecy, China is crushing freedoms in Hong Kong because people in Hong Kong were afraid of China crushing freedoms in Hong Kong. The unrest over the potential use of an extradition bill prompted China to clamp down on nearly everything Hong Kong residents held near and dear and show how powerless the people there are in this reality. It is also convenient to accelerate the "harmonization" of Hong Kong into the PRC system because many (depending on how you count) places in China are well to do now. They don't need Hong Kong's different system to be a bastion of economic progress, because its like 3% of the GDP now, compared to like 20% during handover.