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Re:'Do Not Split': A Hong Kong protest film [video] by justicezyx on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @01:49PM (#26570617)
So what?

A lot of government bodies are appointed by US president, and are "elected" only through some behind-curtain political exchanges.

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Re:'Do Not Split': A Hong Kong protest film [video] by rdescartes on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @02:00PM (#26570778)
Functional constituencies are part of the Hong Kong legislature. Imagine that half of the US Congress is appointed by the President of the United States.
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Re:'Do Not Split': A Hong Kong protest film [video] by delta-v21 on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @03:55PM (#26572133)
The head of the HK government and half of the legislators are also appointed by the CCP.
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