Re:China’s 1 Percent Flock to Canada
by rmah on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @08:57AM
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Um, that is essentially what happened about 100 years ago. A few differences though... The europeans brought along lots of armed guards and demanded China's laws didn't apply to them. Obviously, there was some friction.
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Re:China’s 1 Percent Flock to Canada
by chillydawg on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @09:00AM
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Are you describing Hong Kong?
Yes, among other locations (Hong Kong, Canton, Amoy, Shanghai, etc.). I was describing the various "treaty ports" that were established following the Opium Wars, which were essentially a series of wars fought by the west to allow the import of illegal drugs into China. The major western powers forced China into providing land and extra-territorial rights to westerners in China.
The Chinese still remember this era quite vividly and describe it as the "Century of Humiliation".