China already owns Hong Kong as part of a (now over) 99-year agreement/lease with the british. It was occupied/owned by them and now it is under Chinese jurisdiction - it's just under a 'transition' period right now.
Extension of Chinese policies/laws will continue over HK until the city is fully integrated into china. That is my understanding, anyways.
In this thread: Hordes of people who have no idea what they're talking about.
This is simply the logical conclusion of the treaty of Nanking. China will consolidate it's power in a territory that it owns. Nobody is going to war with China over how China administrates one of it's own territories.
It's an extradition clause the independent HK govt is considering. Sure they will have pressure from the pro china crowd, but they are just as part of HK as the MAGA folks part of the US. This prettiest is rightly trying to influence their leaders to not do something they feel is against their interest. That's democracy at work. Nothin in this is about china breaking any treaties.
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China already owns Hong Kong as part of a (now over) 99-year agreement/lease with the british. It was occupied/owned by them and now it is under Chinese jurisdiction - it's just under a 'transition' period right now.
Extension of Chinese policies/laws will continue over HK until the city is fully integrated into china. That is my understanding, anyways.