Re:Beijing says military could intervene in Hong Kong
by 9nGQluzmnq3M on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:14AM
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If you live in Shenzhen or Shanghai, aren't you already fully under PRC control?
China invading HK would certainly make peaceful reunification with Taiwan impossible though.
Re:Beijing says military could intervene in Hong Kong
by peteretep on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:19AM
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Yes, you are, as were the demonstrators in Tiananmen. I think my point is: it’s one thing to watch your government put down the “other” — Turkic Muslims, kinda-Indian Buddhists — but when they start coming for people who look and live like you, it’s liable to give you a moment’s pause. I think the risk of unrest spreading is much higher in this case.
Re:Beijing says military could intervene in Hong Kong
by luckydata on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:16AM
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It's already impossible.
Re:Beijing says military could intervene in Hong Kong
by barry-cotter on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:33AM
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Mainland Chinese are well aware of what’s going on in Hong Kong. And whether you’re in Shanghai or Shenzhen there’s no question of you being next; this is already the reality you live in.
Re:Beijing says military could intervene in Hong Kong
by my_username_is_ on Thursday July 25, 2019 @03:30AM
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I'm not as close to the situation right now, but several mainland Chinese people that I talked to following the mid-June protests (up to 2m protesters) hadn't heard of any of it happening
Which probably doesn't matter one iota, given Tibet, BUT: it's going to be hard to hide that invasion from mainland Chinese who live in big cities, and may just start asking some difficult questions. If you live in Shanghai -- or I guess more to the point in Shenzen -- you'll have to work quite hard to see why you might not be next