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Re:How a subsea cable is repaired by defrost on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @08:24AM (#47847802)
China, the country was never a colony under British rule - perhaps you're thinking of the island leased to Britain, Hong Kong.

China did have interactions with Britain, disputes over trade, access, addictive drug running, gunboat diplomacy et al. but these usually fall under British Imperialism rather than British Colonialism.

Re:How a subsea cable is repaired by cycomanic on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @11:45AM (#47850433)
I think that's the previous posters point. The OP argued that countries were better off in the long run with British colonialism than without. I think China vs India is the counter example.
Re:How a subsea cable is repaired by defrost on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @08:16PM (#47856796)
Well spotted, poor reading on my part, it was late (local time) and I took meaning likely not intended.