Except for the small fact that China reneged on the 50 years bit, that's about right. After only 23 years, they have fundamentally torn up the Joint Declaration that they co-signed and co-presented with the UK to the UN back in 1985.papafarang wrote: ↑August 3, 2020, 3:19 amYes I do , and look at what the violent protests got them. You seem to forget hong Kong is not a country ,it is China. A very very small part of China. Your point is ?Laan Yaa Mo wrote: ↑August 2, 2020, 9:47 pmDo you have any idea why the protests took place in Hong Kong? You won't have to worry about any more protests in Hong Kong now. Your idols have clamped down on the people in Hong Kong for good.
Maybe you should concern yourself with the failings of democracy in the west rather than the failings of some country in another part of the world . Are you not concerned the UK has laws against free speech directed at Muslims ,are you not concerned about the UK won't allow sharia law,are you not concerned that the UK security services spy on UK citizens ?.
I'm not concerned at all ,they're a small minority wanting rights not compatible with the laws of the UK.
Hong Kong is the same ,a small minority wanting different rights to the rest of the Chinese population. They had 50 years in which to prove democracy is possible ,all they proved was democracy is not compatible with the Chinese rule of law .
They couldn't wait till 2047 and forced changes to Hong Kong's Basic Law as it didn't quite fit with Xi Jinpings's somewhat different view of what the CCP's place in the world will be. It's hardly coincidence that the first challenges to the Basic Law and Hong Kong's autonomy happened shortly after Xi Jinping assumed the role of President as well as being the CCP's leader.