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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by noduerme on Monday November 24, 2025 @06:32AM (#46032934)
If you lived in a country with local political representation and free elections, would you want your children to grow up in slavery to a dictatorship across the sea? Ask the Irish.
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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by aurareturn on Monday November 24, 2025 @07:21AM (#46033311)
China has already said they'd allow one country two systems.
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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by brigandish on Monday November 24, 2025 @07:28AM (#46033379)
How’s that going in Hong Kong?
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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by aurareturn on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @10:14PM (#46053826)
It is going fine in Hong Kong. Still operating as its own system.
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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by brigandish on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @06:26AM (#46056334)
The reports I’ve heard and read would be contrary to your claims. When I was in Hong Kong, for example, I saw huge protests, so I wouldn’t call it fine. Inside and out of Hong Kong, I’ve never met an HKer that was pleased about the China government’s plans. I also have heard that “its own system” is not a correct characterisation of the situation.

Have you been to Hong Kong?

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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by noduerme on Thursday November 27, 2025 @05:30AM (#46067862)
Its own system? The entire local government was replaced with rubber stamp flunkies, all democracy activists were arrested, and it's basically a terror regime. No one in their right mind would move there or start a business there. If the intent was to maintain a separate system for the purpose of attracting foreign capital, so much for that.
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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by MangoCoffee on Monday November 24, 2025 @09:54AM (#46034794)
LOL. is this a joke? Hong Kong?
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Re:Japan's gamble to turn island of Hokkaido into global chi... by aurareturn on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @10:14PM (#46053830)
No it isn't. Been in Hong Kong for years. Still the same every day life.
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