Why so many Chinese students can’t understand the Hong Kong protests

Re:Why so many Chinese students can’t understand the Hong Ko... by thedudeabides5 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @11:28PM (#20764376)

Ok, and what if the people of Hong Kong just don’t want to be part of China anymore?

Independence movements are as old as the concepts colonialism and empire.

Why not expand the right of self-determinism to Hong Kong?

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Re:Why so many Chinese students can’t understand the Hong Ko... by dragonwriter on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @11:53PM (#20764494)

> Why not expand the right of self-determinism to Hong Kong?

Because no one outside of Hong Kong is going to fight a war with China over it, and that's what defending that right in any substantive way means.

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Re:Why so many Chinese students can’t understand the Hong Ko... by Mikeb85 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @11:47PM (#20764469)

And who's going to enforce this 'right'? It's not about what's right, just realpolitik. China's not letting them go, everyone knows that.

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