That’s cute, but irrelevant.
Once the UK recognized the PRC as the legitimate government of China, all treaties passed to them.
Not to mention that China could virtually cut the place off if they wanted if the UK just decided to ignore the end of the lease. Their beef with how the place was obtained was very real, and they were not going to just shrug their shoulders at the whole thing.
“Once the UK recognized the PRC as the legitimate government of China, all treaties passed to them.”
No.
You’re known here as. a ChiCom propagandist.
The above is classic ChiCom party line.
The Joint Declaration was a new treaty between PRC and UK with international oversight.
Every nation in the world is a stakeholder.
And yes, “China could virtually cut the place off if they wanted”.
Leave it to you to cite communist barbarity as a reason for acquiescing to them.