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Old 08-31-2014, 05:30 PM
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Beijing Reneges On Hong Kong Rule

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5743344.html

"BEIJING (AP) — China's legislature on Sunday ruled out allowing open nominations in the inaugural election for Hong Kong's leader, saying they would create a "chaotic society." Democracy activists in the Asian financial hub responded by saying that a long-threatened mass occupation of the heart of the city "will definitely happen.""
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Old 08-31-2014, 06:12 PM
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Saw this, looks like the hardliners are still in charge in Peking.

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Old 08-31-2014, 06:49 PM
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"BEIJING (AP) — China's legislature on Sunday ruled out allowing open nominations in the inaugural election for Hong Kong's leader, saying they would create a "chaotic society." Democracy activists in the Asian financial hub responded by saying that a long-threatened mass occupation of the heart of the city "will definitely happen.""
In the early days of China opening to west she needed Hong Kong to interact with capitalism.

Now Hong Kong is still important but not to that degree where she has to defer to their democratic desires.

Hong Kong is viewed as a bad example to the main land.
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Old 08-31-2014, 08:36 PM
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And they will send in the army if the protesters make too much fuss.
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I suppose the Islanders consider the Mainland PRC a bad example for the world, the present betrayal another exhibit of it.

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I think this should be no surprise. Taiwan must be very worried.

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Old 09-29-2014, 09:33 PM
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A 'China Spring' in the making?



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