So was Tiananmen square.
GHW Bush rewarded the communist Chinese with more trade and huge chunks of our manufacturing.
I just hope China doesn’t go full Tiananmen on them. Because once you think there’s no possible way, China will do it. China plays a long game, short term pain is acceptable.
Not really, Newt
The average mainland Chinese, to the extent they even hear about HK protests, doesn’t care.
people can only put up with so much until the blow.....
This taking people off Island for trial is a bad thing. The British were attempting to do that prior to our Revolution. The reason we burnt the Gaspee was because the captain wanted to take prisoners out or RI for trial. We wouldn’t put up with it then. It’s almost an exact parallel.