I lived there a long time ago and have been trying to get my head around the thought of the PLA storming some of the most crowded streets on earth.

This is about young people who feel screwed.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/12/meet-the-millennial-leaders-of-hong-kongs-protests.html

Would help if they tried some diplomacy to de-escalate things here but Dotard could care less about this.

On top of the other economic pressures extant. Not good news for anyone.

To get our knickers all in a wad.

If the Chinese gov decides to crush it, they will, and with zero remorse. What is anyone else going to do about it? Nothing, and they know it.

We're not going to nuke Bejing over Hong Kong.

About all we can do is try to shut down trade with China, and too much of the world economy has become dependent on Chinese exports.

China has been trying the frog in the pot routine with Hong Kong since it was returned from the British.

I fear they realize that approach will not work.

Hell, most people (including myself) were predicting PRC would make this move years before now...

They also risked a significant backlash from the west.

The wealth and technology exists on the mainland and the west is neutered in their ability to respond at this point.

region is long gone. And with Shitler having basically broken whatever passed for normalcy in the world order, China feels free to end HK’s special status.

By the way India is doing the same with Kashmir.

We are in the midst of a global fascist revival.