Chinese military entering Shenzen, just across the border with Hong Kong

Re:Chinese military entering Shenzen, just across the border... by swordsmith on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @01:35PM (#20688153)

This is a common argument that Chinese/East-Asian culture makes democracy extremely difficult. The prime counter examples are Taiwan, South Korea, and even Japan. Similar cultural background, but all are able to operate in a liberal democracy in a relatively short amount of time.

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Re:Chinese military entering Shenzen, just across the border... by whoevercares on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @09:19PM (#20691895)

Well for one thing the scale is quite different in terms of population and size. They are more like at most two Chinese provinces combined. Another thing is more historical: they are all effectively allies of the US and even with US troops deployed on their land. IMO they are not quite compelling examples.

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