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A comment on Pro-democracy HK tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in national security trial. Parent comment

Re:Pro-democracy HK tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in national s... by netbioserror on Monday December 15, 2025 @01:32PM (#46278409)
So then what use is any other approach than simply letting it happen? Words are just that. If violence is out, then the only other approach is escalating the trade war and Chinese isolation, at great cost.
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Re:Pro-democracy HK tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in national s... by mikkupikku on Monday December 15, 2025 @05:50PM (#46281962)
If your only plan is invading China, you don't have a plan.
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Re:Pro-democracy HK tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in national s... by netbioserror on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @08:46AM (#46288409)
Precisely, and I'm saying there is no other good plan. If the cost of defending democratic values worldwide is starting WW3, we simply can't defend democratic values worldwide anymore.
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