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So are you saying that Xi's predecessors would have handled the situation in a more "liberal manner?"

I'm not asking you to trust me.

I'm asking you a question.

OP was saying that Xi is more liberal than his predecessors.

You said "Xi's regime is less liberal than ever."

So my question then is how would his predecessors handle the Hong Kong booksellers?

I think it depends on the type of censorship and what the purpose is. Just look at the colonial mentality of neighboring countries, where simply being from "the West" gives you huge perks.

An injustice that lifts hundreds of millions out of poverty...

How was HK independent when their leaders were directly appointed by the British government?

> Xi's regime is less liberal than ever.

Is it? Can you give an example of where Hu and Jiang were more liberal than Xi?

And they were released and allowed to tell their story.

If this incident happened any time before Xi, would the outcome have been the same?