The #HongKong selections—they aren’t elections—now serve three purposes:
1. Generating an illusion of #democracy.
2. Prompting displays of pro-#China govt loyalty.
3. Giving cover to international finance and other businesses (see #1).
1. Generating an illusion of #democracy.
2. Prompting displays of pro-#China govt loyalty.
3. Giving cover to international finance and other businesses (see #1).
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Matthew Brooker
If the imprisonment of 45 peaceful pro-democracy activists for, essentially, trying to win an election isn’t a red line, then what is the point of any of them?
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