China to Allow State-Security Agents to Police Hong Kong

Re:China to Allow State-Security Agents to Police Hong Kong by cs702 on Friday May 22, 2020 @10:19AM (#23272335)

First, health crises spreading everywhere.

Then, almost simultaneously, economic crises spreading everywhere... but luckily for everyone, governments around the planet step in to keep it from getting worse.

Then, an incipient financial shock everywhere... but luckily for everyone, governments and organizations around the planet flood the financial system with liquidity, to maintain financial stability.

Now, I read this, and all I can think it is, let's hope we will not see geopolitical crises too.

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Re:China to Allow State-Security Agents to Police Hong Kong by toyg on Friday May 22, 2020 @10:34AM (#23272525)

Oh, we will have more geopolitical crisis too, for sure. Borders are easy to close but hard to open, and closed borders increase geopolitical friction. Even in mild-tempered Scandinavia tensions are currently rising, you can imagine how things will get in other areas.

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Re:China to Allow State-Security Agents to Police Hong Kong by luckylion on Friday May 22, 2020 @11:09AM (#23272922)

What are the tensions in Scandinavia?

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Re:China to Allow State-Security Agents to Police Hong Kong by toyg on Friday May 22, 2020 @03:35PM (#23275998)

The locked-down countries (i.e. all except Sweden) are relaxing checks and considering reopening borders with each other... except with Sweden, where numbers are still worrying: https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&ar...

Not reopening their borders with Sweden would be a massive diplomatic snub.

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Re:China to Allow State-Security Agents to Police Hong Kong by sremani on Friday May 22, 2020 @10:24AM (#23272385)

>> let's hope we will not see geopolitical crises too.

You are in one.

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