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Old 03-14-2023, 04:34 PM   #5253
JohnnyB
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Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
They aren't respecting the agreement:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong
Yeah, they accelerated the extent of control over HK by thirty years. I disagree with it, and was very upset when it happened, but it was no seizure of sovereign territory. I consider HK one of my homes and I have friends who joined the protests. I also have HK friends who supported it, and I can understand the Chinese point of view on it too. It's an island that China was forced to turn over essentially at gunpoint to a country using their navy to enforce the ongoing sale of destructive drugs to the Chinese population and the enrichment of the British drug dealers. The whole foundation of it was dishonorable, and as tensions started rising with the US, I think concerns over more foreign interference and influence in Hong Kong were rising. I don't like it and I disagree with it, but at least I understand it.
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