Hong Kong leader to announce formal withdrawal of extradition bill

Re:Hong Kong leader to announce formal withdrawal of extradi... by acd10j on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @07:19AM (#20876016)

I think this is best workaround/outcome for both parties. With protesters not backing down, Beijing can now declare Lam has gone rogue and save its face. Cracking down on protesters definitely was not working. With international media presence they cannot crack down on protesters Tiananmen square style.

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Re:Hong Kong leader to announce formal withdrawal of extradi... by eloisius on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @08:22AM (#20876429)

Western media was present for that

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Re:Hong Kong leader to announce formal withdrawal of extradi... by mensetmanusman on Friday September 06, 2019 @01:58PM (#20898014)

There is a difference in kind. If China does anything, people all over Africa will see it happening in real time, for example. That is scary to the Chinese who have too much investment at stake there to see an additional revolt to their authority.

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Re:Hong Kong leader to announce formal withdrawal of extradi... by drcode on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @07:35AM (#20876098)

I'm not sure losing control of a subordinate counts as "saving face"

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Re:Hong Kong leader to announce formal withdrawal of extradi... by acd10j on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @08:01AM (#20876268)

By declaring former subordinate as "rogue" they can save both average Chinese Mainlander wrath and save Lam from being ousted.

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