...and the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

At this point there is really no Hong Kong of old. China now fully controls that area, breaking a treaty with the UK.

Taiwan should take note and always remember what happened to Hong Kong because everyone knows they are next on the list.

This one time, turns out the colonialism was 100% on the side of moral right.

> Millions of Hong Kongers were determined to keep the freedom they had enjoyed. The CCP has won, at least for now.

Fundamentally, I just don't see this frame as being a path to long term success for HK. If it is them v. the CCP: the CCP is alert to the political risk of HK, outnumbers them, controls the local military, has better propaganda and has more of a claim to success given that the British Empire has failed, the US Not-An-Empire seems to be struggling and morally bankrupt. At least the CCP has been delivering visible improvements in prosperity over the last few decades.

It is a tragedy to lose the jewel of Asia that was old school Hong Kong. But they really need a frame that acknowledges a bit of the present political realities - there'll need to be cooperation with major factions in mainland China. Probably within the CCP. I assume there is a liberalising faction of some sort.

USA propaganda. They try to weaken any democracy so they seems the least worst option. (Of course there is other "worst option" countries, who wants to live in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Rwanda, Uganda, Etc.? [allies of usa]).