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One country, one system: The week that China shredded its promise on Hong Kong
Washington Post ^ | April 24 at 5:00 AM | Shibani Mahtani Timothy McLaughlin

Posted on 04/24/2020 3:23:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin

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To: BenLurkin

Britain should have returned Hong along to Taiwan.


21 posted on 04/24/2020 5:27:22 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: BenLurkin

“just like they told me, ‘you f’ed up, you trusted us.’”

Love, Flounder


22 posted on 04/24/2020 5:30:20 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
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To: Reno89519
Not our problem! The U.K. wash their hands of Hong Kong and its citizens when they gave it back,. Hong Kong is part of China.


The Chinese were surprised when Britain gave up Hong Hong. Britain gave it up out of weakness. Very sad.
23 posted on 04/24/2020 7:28:43 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ( Stop the fearmongering! Post flu statistics along side COVID-19 statistics!)
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To: BenLurkin

China going for HK wealth. How long before they order all foreigners to leave with only the shirts on their backs?


24 posted on 04/24/2020 8:11:32 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is youhttpr moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017))
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To: ifinnegan

,,, call me a liar and walk away without offering any alternative story. Let’s hear it or are you just here to say how tired you are.


25 posted on 04/24/2020 11:31:07 PM PDT by shaggy eel (As for me and my house - we will serve the Lord.)
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To: shaggy eel

“,,, call me a liar and walk away without offering any alternative story. Let’s hear it or are you just here to say how tired you are.”

I don’t have to provide “an alternate story” to a lie. (I said you may just be ignorant).

You have to back up your claim. How do you do it?

What is the treaty that transferred the territory to PRC from UK?

Start there.


26 posted on 04/25/2020 12:21:58 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: BenLurkin
Commies lie. It's what they do.

Anyone who believes the lies...shame on them.

27 posted on 04/25/2020 7:58:03 AM PDT by gogeo (It isn't just time to open America up again: It's time to be America again.)
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To: shaggy eel

Hi shaggy eel.

I’m waiting for you to show us where your assertion in post 9 is documented in the Treaty?


28 posted on 04/25/2020 10:46:29 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan
,,, did I mention a Treaty?

There wasn't actually a Treaty. It was all remarkably informal but the implications were well understood and it worked well for the duration. My understanding of anything formalised was in a 1984 +/- Sino-British Declaration which arrived at a July 1997 exit date for the British but I don't recall it being called a "treaty". When 1997 rolled around, on the basis of that 1980s declaration, the Brits had to clear out. Last time I was there it appeared they had and the time before that.

29 posted on 04/25/2020 1:44:31 PM PDT by shaggy eel (As for me and my house - we will serve the Lord.)
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To: shaggy eel

“There wasn’t actually a Treaty.”

Yes there is.

You say ignorant untrue things because you have zero knowledge.

It’s not necessarily your fault you don’t know anything except misinformation.

It is your fault you parrot the misinformation as if authoritative.

Look it up. If you can’t find it, let me know and I will point you to it.


30 posted on 04/25/2020 2:44:20 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Lurker
Anyone who believed that is a moron

+1

The war is here.

31 posted on 04/25/2020 3:01:53 PM PDT by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: llevrok
The US needs to recognize Taiwan and also stand firm with HK. In other words, flip off the ChiComs

Big talk.

Are you in uniform?

32 posted on 04/25/2020 3:03:40 PM PDT by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: ifinnegan

,,, I’ve done enough of what you’ve asked me to do. There’s an adequate trail of dialogue here for readers to conclude what you are.


33 posted on 04/25/2020 3:16:12 PM PDT by shaggy eel (As for me and my house - we will serve the Lord.)
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To: shaggy eel

“,,, I’ve done enough of what you’ve asked me to do. There’s an adequate trail of dialogue here for readers to conclude what you are.”

Why the cop out.

Here, since you can’t look it up.

International Treaty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration


34 posted on 04/25/2020 5:04:32 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Jim Noble
The war is here.

And possibly in some redoubts in places like New Zealand and Switzerland.

Because until that is dealt with, the music never changes. Except now they are getting serious tools to use to enslave the planet.

35 posted on 04/26/2020 8:44:23 AM PDT by riri (If people still dropping, most aint shopping.)
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