Hong Kong protests: second car rams protesters as fights break out - chief executive Carrie Lam warns city is being pushed to ‘the verge of a very dangerous situation’

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[–]Ian 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I've been waiting for this since '97, how will Beijing react to Hong Kong not accepting the tightening noose? Not striking back hard and resolute will set a bad precedence for others that wants more autonomy, but doing so will get a lot of ire from the western world.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I imagine they'll reach some sort of agreement similar to the position Taiwan is in. China isn't stupid. I don't think they'll use open force when the whole world is watching. They've spent decades cultivating a "good guy" image, I don't imagine they'll blow all that good PR on taking Hong Kong alone.

[–]Snow 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

CCP is stupid.