sasum

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by sasum 6y ago
Because we live in a world where governments use their power to prop up certain companies, giving them a competitive advantage.
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by sasum 6y ago
>How else do you explain public opposition to the national security law? You can't have your cake and eat it too. Hong Kong benefits immensely from its autonomous position in regards to the Chinese government, so they don't wan
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by sasum 6y ago
As you mention, the article you link says that the majority of HKers want to be a part of China. That's where I'm getting that from. I do believe China could do better in terms of securing individual liberty for their citizens, bu
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by sasum 6y ago
Even if this were true, there are millions who speak Cantonese in mainland China. And Hong Kong is still part of China. Regardless of whether or not some westerner on Hacker News wants to believe that.
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by sasum 6y ago
Your "logic" doesn't make any sense. Cantonese is spoken in mainland China. It's an official language of China. There are hundreds of languages spoken in China. Just because Mandarin is the dominant language doesn't
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by sasum 6y ago
I don't understand this comment. People in Hong Kong don't want to be a part of the British empire. Most want to be a part of the PRC. Less than 20% want to be independent.
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by sasum 6y ago
The CPC cannot be colonialist against Hong Kong. HK has been part of China for thousands of years and is ethnically Chinese. Hong Kong exists today because Britain used military power to force the Chinese government to import opium. In the