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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Why did Britain give Hong Kong to communist China, when they knew full well in 1984, that communist China would breach the Sino-British Joint Declaration?


5 posted on 09/20/2025 8:34:23 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: mass55th
Why did Britain give Hong Kong to communist China, when they knew full well in 1984, that communist China would breach the Sino-British Joint Declaration?

Because they only had a 99 year lease. Unlike the US, which signed a perpetual lease with Cuba for Gitmo.

6 posted on 09/20/2025 8:38:28 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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