Protesters wave Taiwanese flags at a rally in Hong Kong.James Pomfret / Reuters
Chris Horton, The Atlantic: Hong Kong and Taiwan Are Bonding Over China
Hong Kong and Taiwan long had a relationship built around trade and tourism. But as China clamps down in Hong Kong, ties between the pair are strengthening.
TAIPEI—When Margaret Thatcher and Deng Xiaoping signed the agreement that would hand control of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997, East Asia was a vastly different place than it is today.
The year was 1984: China was in the early days of its economic rise and was experiencing one of its most politically free periods under Communist rule; Hong Kong was the booming financial hub and crown jewel of what remained of the British Empire; and then there was Taiwan, which was nearing the end of nearly four decades of brutal martial law. At the time, if you had wagered on which of those places would be the freest 35 years later, Taiwan would have had long odds.
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1 comment:
Honestly Hong Kong should stay the fuck away from the Taiwan situation unless they want to remind China of their last breakaway island. Don't give in to the extradition bill obviously, but also don't start making the communist party think that they need to get tougher before it's "too late."
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