So what happens if you say One country one system... isn't that a patriotic idea?
Can you get punished for that....
So what happens if you say One country one system... isn't that a patriotic idea?
Can you get punished for that....
The plan is to make sure that nobody - in Hong Kong or anywhere else in Greater China - dares to challenge the great Emperor Pooh again. The goal is not to win, because clearly that goal has been achieved, but to destroy the opposition and eliminate anything that they used in their rebellion.Original Post Deleted
Xi is not a long-term thinker. It's possible he doesn't have that luxiry...
I agree.
Certainly not everyone in the PRC agrees with the current policies, but what can they do.
Ultimately the emperor want's control, that control comes at a price, but as long as that price is paid mostly by others then it will be deemed worthwhile. If the price becomes too high for them and there's a risk of loss of control in other areas as a result then some tweaking will occur.
But after Jiang and Hu the direction of travel has been pretty much one way only, boundaries will continue to be pushed.
I doubt Beijing cares much about HK. We're merely a pawn on a chessboard: a show of strength, both for domestic 'stability' and making a statement in the name of geopolitical relations.Original Post Deleted
Sure, Hong Kong still holds tangible benefit to Mainland China, and I don't believe there's deliberate intent to destroy this city (the word "destroy" is subjective anyways; i'm sure they'd disagree with our definition) - but these days we're a city of diminishing importance in relation to China as a whole, which is a sad reality.
By 'exclusion', are they insinuating that Hong Kong is not part of China which, as far as I know, is 107th on the ranking?Original Post Deleted
It was all overrated anyways ... now that the burden is lifted, all of HK's problems can be solved.
https://twitter.com/alvinllum/status...84658750525440
I agree with this sentiment. It's usually trollop coming out of Regina's mouth, yet the responses to this comment were mostly negative; but indeed for too many years the government had been motivated by ego and blinded by complacency. Well that explains the education system... the unhealthy fixation on leaderboards goes right to the top.