Re:Hong Kong crowd booing China's anthem sparks police probe
by emodendroket on Friday July 30, 2021 @06:01PM
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The only reason they handed it over at all is their lease on the New Territories ended in 1997 and it was impossible to defend or administer Hong Kong without them. Even if you are convinced that they are the "rightful owners" of the territory, the ROC probably wouldn't find any better way to square that circle than the British would, and it seems less like a gift than an albatross to give it to them and ask them to try.
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Re:Hong Kong crowd booing China's anthem sparks police probe
by Retric on Friday July 30, 2021 @06:08PM
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If PRC was the same mess it was in the 50’s they could have ignored them without issue. The problem for the UK was they had something to lose from offending China and it was a politically tricky situation domestically. They needed to hand HK to someone and doing what was best for HK was never a serious consideration.
Re:Hong Kong crowd booing China's anthem sparks police probe
by emodendroket on Friday July 30, 2021 @06:12PM
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I mean, sure, they probably could push around a weak state in violation of international law more easily; that's how they ended up administering the territory in the first place. I can't see what that implies though; the situation would have been just as sticky for cross-Strait relations if not more so.