Posted on 11/07/2016 9:40:31 PM PST by BenLurkin
The Chinese government on Monday reinterpreted Hong Kong’s Basic Law to prevent two pro-independence lawmakers from taking seats in the Hong Kong legislature. Rather than let local courts handle the matter, Beijing intervened in unprecedented fashion, without a request from local authorities. Such heavy-handedness is certain to increase Hong Kong’s resentment of Chinese rule.
Sixtus “Baggio” Leung and Yau Wai-ching were among six young activists elected to the legislature in September on platforms advocating local democracy and greater autonomy from Beijing. Some of the six support a vaguely defined “self-determination,” others a referendum on how Hong Kong should be governed after it loses its semiautonomous status in 2047. Mr. Leung and Ms. Yau call for outright independence.
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This summer officials forced candidates for the legislature to sign a loyalty pledge affirming that Hong Kong is an “inalienable” part of China. Several aspirants who refused to sign or whose past statements suggested insincerity were disqualified.
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ChiComs ... Nixon was wrong to go to China.
Two sickly men treading water together will pull each other down faster than if one can dog paddle by himself.
Saving the ChiComs didn’t do lasting damage to the Soviets and it preserved the ChiComs.
Thanks for posting this.
Not good.
Not surprising.
Few care.
It’s too bad.
I agree fully.
It was a seriously dumb move.
PRC was actually at its weakest point at that time and Nixon/Kissinger just reinforced them.
I say this everytime someone says Nixon was a good president. He sucked. EPA and China.
The youth of HK are waking up to the threat that are the chicoms. There will be a protest here in a few hours.
Even if they were not Communist, the Chinese would still (and still are) a ruthless, disciplined people who certainly would have one way or another gotten out from under the restrictions imposed by the United States.
Nixon/Kissinger underestimated the Chinese. Stupidly they were fooled by their genial smiles and eager to please manners. Nixon/Kissinger were very stupid in crucial ways.
Your Apple iDollars at work
They may have ended up 5 different countries, split along ethnic lines, and we would all be a lot safer.
As an aside, "Sixtus “Baggio” Leung" is a pretty awesome name. It evokes both the old Roman Senate, and American baseball!
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