“Hong Kongers should be worried about China’s social credit score system. It’s an extremely oppressive system which literally forces people to live in a type of social prison. People who have low social credit scores a.k.a. people who oppose communism and authoritarianism, are punished with the loss of certain social privileges like the ability to travel by plane or train, or find a good job, school choice for their children, and even the loss of family pets! . “
First, the agreement made in 1997 when Hong Kong was turned over to China was that Hong Kong can keep the status quo (as in under the British system) for 50 years to allow a smooth transition.
As of 2019 Hong Kong still has 28 years to keep the British system. However as early as 2003 Beijing has started violating the 1997 Agreement with Article 23 of the Basic Law that seek to compel Hong Kong’s legislature to enact laws “on its own” to prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition, subversion against the Central People’s Government and started acting as Hong Kong’s colonial master.
Clearly the so-called People’s Republic of China which in reality is now the Xi Jinping Cult, has broken the 1997 agreement and therefore Hong Kong should revert back to British administration!
Second, under the British administration from 1841 to 1997 minus the four years of Japanese occupation the people of Hong Kong has developed two of the three essential requirements of a functioning democratic society: Discipline, a strong middle class. What Kongers need is a government they can trust.
Why not hold a referendum and ask the people of Hong Kong what form of government they would like to have?
Free will, God’s greatest gift, is the basis of a genuine democratic society!
Third, communism is an ideology alien to China. It did not come from China. It is foreign to Chinese.
On April 10, 1974 Deng Xiaoping, as Chairman of the Delegation of the People’s Republic of China, delivered a speech at the Special Session of the U.N. General Assembly
Deng Xiaoping warned:
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The Hong Kong protests are a hot topic among overseas Chinese, but some feel horrified to see “us” fighting “us.”
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Bienvenido Macario Totalitarians are horrified, naturally. They don’t want another system with which a repressive, autocratic system could be compared. This is the same mentality as Cuba and North Korea.
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Rik Sy
Rik Sy – Bienvenido Macario china has up lift the life of 800 million people on earth, thats a fact that even western nation accept.
Bienvenido Macario – Rik Sy That was during Deng Xiaoping’s time. Here’s what Deng said even before getting millions of Chinese out of poverty.
On April 10, 1974 Deng Xiaoping, as Chairman of the Delegation of the People’s Republic of China, delivered a speech at the Special Session of the U.N. General Assembly. He assured the world: “China will not be a superpower , nor will she ever seek to be an imperialist country which everywhere subjects other countries to its aggression, interference, control, subversion or plunder* and strives for world hegemony.”
In that speech Deng Xiaoping warned and advised that if China becomes an aggressive, exploitative, bully that it is today under the Cult of President for life Xi Jinping, the Father of Modern China urged the world to EXPOSE IT, OPPOSE IT and WORK TOGETHER WITH THE CHINESE PEOPLE TO OVERTHROW IT!”
A well-performing democratic society takes so much time to develop. Western democracies were not created overnight. The USA was a group of 13 British colonies for 150 years before they decided to form their own country. One hundred fifty (150) years.
For a nation and its people to enjoy the blessings of democracy, it must have discipline, a strong middle class and trust in their system. Hong Kong has the first two requirements. It’s the third one they are trying to get.
https://www.nedmacario.us/2019/09/04/hong-kong-protests-update-4-sept-2019/