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Bankruptcies among Chinese developers are up by a half amid slowing economy(scmp.com)
4 points by hker 7y ago|0 comments
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China’s Banks Are Running Out of Dollars(wsj.com)
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by hker 7y ago
(Based on another of my comment) I don’t think Venezuela, Libya, or Iran is a fair comparison to Hong Kong regarding the progress or prospect of liberation/democratization. For one, Hong Kongers have been used to elections for almost 3
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by hker 7y ago
> The problem is that we see how hard it is to see such a liberation/democratization campaign through. (Iraq, Afghanistan) I don’t think Iraq or Afghanistan is a fair comparison to Hong Kong regarding the progress or prospect of lib
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by hker 7y ago
> > FWIW, any Americans looking to (try to) help may write their Congress representatives to support the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. > Please don't. We don't need more concrete excuses for the central govern
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China Hints at Use of Force in Hong Kong and Says U.S. Is Undermining Stability(nytimes.com)
13 points by hker 7y ago|2 comments
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by hker 7y ago
> Patriotism and nationalism are strong in China and this is not because of the government. In fact the government is an expression of this, not the cause. > China was attacked, invaded, humiliated from the end of the 18th century unt
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by hker 7y ago
(Quoting a comment I made on another thread) Some critics speculated that one way out for Hong Kong is for her to be integrated into Taiwan, and then get transitive protection by the United States. The handover of Hong Kong from Britain t
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by hker 7y ago
HK police had made high-profile-arrest followed by low-profile-release on protesters. They claimed to have found an arsenal of protected substances during arrest, and found nothing until release half a year later (weapon of mass destruction
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by hker 7y ago
> China apologists frequently cite the higher efficiency of the one party system compared to democracies hampered by due process. In fact, China cannot even claim superiority in terms of economic growth, because their per capita GDP grow
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by hker 7y ago
Thugs-for-hire is actually a common tactic for suppressing dissent in China [1] [2], and was used in the 2014 Umbrella protest [3]. [1]: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322488668_Thugs_and... [2]: https:&#x2F
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by hker 7y ago
> Seems to me this is Tiananmen part 2 unfolding before our eyes. Regarding Tiananmen 2.0, reportedly People's Liberation Army claimed on 13 June not to intervene [1], but some recent comment on 22 July may suggest otherwise [2]. At
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PLA holds anti-terrorism training, would intervene Hong Kong when necessary(reddit.com)
1 points by hker 7y ago|0 comments
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by hker 7y ago
(Based on a comment I made on another thread) For more photos and videos of the triad attack, check out https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/ For another reporting of the triad attack, see BBC [1] and the Times [2].
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by hker 7y ago
For more photos and videos of the triad attack, check out https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/ For another reporting of the triad attack, see BBC [1] and the Times [2]. It was leaked a few days ago that the governme
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by hker 7y ago
> You over-simplify the integration of a region which has its own strong identity, liberal rules and culture. > It's probably gonna get worse unless China itself opens up. Agreed with both points. > One can't tell which m
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by hker 7y ago
> HK is not a frontier of any 'cold war'. It is the cold war between free capitalism–supported by the United States, most of Europe, and many others–and state capitalism–as exemplified by China. For a discussion of this ten
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by hker 7y ago
The analogy means that Hong Kong is an enclave in one of the frontiers in this “new cold war”, not that Hong Kong is politically under PRC. The major protests in Hong Kong (e.g., the anti-national-security-law protest in 2003, the anti-rest
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by hker 7y ago
> There is no need for Xi or China's establishment to do anything here. They will simply wait it out. Hong Kong is and always will be wholly dependent on its relationship with China. There is no end game where democracy and freedom
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by hker 7y ago
Disclosure: Hong Konger I agree with the suggestion that the Chief Executive will not resign right away, as does some rumor [1]. > The Umbrella movement in 2014 had greater participation, attracted much more international media attention
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by hker 7y ago
The leverage Hong Kong has over China is the status as a financial hub for capital flow, not military [1]. Also, given that China will keep its military in barracks during this protest [2], the presence of military is irrelevant. If the cap
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Hong Kong Protesters Clash with Police Inside Shopping Mall(nytimes.com)
1 points by hker 7y ago|0 comments
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by hker 7y ago
> > They could only examine prima facie evidence, a much lower bar than guilty beyond reasonable doubt. > How low is that? Do you have some serious materials easy to read on this issue? This entry on Prima Facie may be helpful [1],
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by hker 7y ago
Thanks for your view, but I beg to differ. Protestors are very interested in understanding how mainlanders think, and how to better convey the message of the protestors to mainlanders. In one of the Hong Kong forum related to the protest, p
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by hker 7y ago
Thanks for voicing out your view, very much appreciated. > A large portion of tourists do know there are protests in Hong Kong lasting for a few weeks and it's about the extradition bill, where criminals as defined in both Hong Kong
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by hker 7y ago
The above framing is missing a key point: after the “introduction” on milk powder, train ticket score, etc, the AirDrop contains the main message on the anti-extradition protest, which in the article is the content of second tweet by Aria H
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Hong Kong’s ethnic minority protesters on identity and belonging(hongkongfp.com)
1 points by hker 7y ago|0 comments
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by hker 7y ago
IF (a big if) it is really the case that 1. the majority of mainland Chinese don’t like Hong Kong, and 2. the majority of Hong Kong don’t like mainland Chinese, shouldn’t the two separate, instead of letting CCP grip harder to Hong Kong?
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by hker 7y ago
Arguably, all previous major protests are defending against applying Chinese law or practices to Hong Kong. 1. the 2003 protest to oppose the anti-subversion law (Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23) in the name of national security. 2. the 2014
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A flag of British Hong Kong, and other protest messages decoded(inkstonenews.com)
12 points by hker 7y ago|0 comments

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