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    Hong Kong leader postpones elections, further eroding political freedoms

    Hong Kong leader postpones elections, further eroding political freedoms

    Citing the Chi-na Virus, Hong Kong is delaying the elections for the legislative council for one year. Critics see it as the CCP further eroding democracy in Hong Kong.

    After disqualifying a dozen pro-democracy candidates, the Hong Kong government said Friday it would delay legislative council elections for a year, citing the coronavirus pandemic, undermining one of the few partially democratic institutions left in the Chinese territory.


    Chief Executive Carrie Lam, in a news conference Friday, said she was invoking emergency powers to postpone the vote — unprecedented in the city’s political history since its handover from Britain to China in 1997. Postponing the election, she said, was the most “difficult decision” she has had to make since the onset of the virus here in January.




    “We have made the decision to postpone the election for one year,” Lam said, after spending half an hour laying out her government’s response to the pandemic and the potential health risks of holding the vote.





    Taken together, opposition politicians and activists say, the moves are designed to stack the political system with those loyal to the Chinese Communist Party, and snuff out even moderate political opposition in Hong Kong.




    “They have basically redefined their definition of their enemies, and from one red line, we now have a few. Those red lines have become very thick,” said Alvin Yeung, leader of the opposition Civic Party and one of the disqualified candidates. “This reflects that they — not us — are in fear, in fear of the people and of their voices.”
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    I hope the world turns on China, economically and Politically

    If you read the Conservative Republicans they tell us we need china or we would all have to pay more

    Ive been hearing that for YEARS, thats an excuse for Corporate excess profits off slave labor.

    Many of new balance shoes are now made in vietnam and I believe the quality is better and Ive read that the quality is better.

    Furniture manufactures have snubbed china and are manufacturing in VietNam and the furniture quality has improved.

    Our Corps should enrich a country thats more deserving and will not turn on us in every way possible
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common View Post
    I hope the world turns on China, economically and Politically

    If you read the Conservative Republicans they tell us we need china or we would all have to pay more

    Ive been hearing that for YEARS, thats an excuse for Corporate excess profits off slave labor.

    Many of new balance shoes are now made in vietnam and I believe the quality is better and Ive read that the quality is better.

    Furniture manufactures have snubbed china and are manufacturing in VietNam and the furniture quality has improved.

    Our Corps should enrich a country thats more deserving and will not turn on us in every way possible
    I agree. China acts like a hostile power on the economic front. Other nations should shun them.
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    Hong kong under the Chinese will become a shat hole businesses will leave investment will stop

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    Quote Originally Posted by bulletbob View Post
    Hong kong under the Chinese will become a shat hole businesses will leave investment will stop
    The leaving has already started.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Hong Kong leader postpones elections, further eroding political freedoms

    Citing the Chi-na Virus, Hong Kong is delaying the elections for the legislative council for one year. Critics see it as the CCP further eroding democracy in Hong Kong.
    For a communist country to disqualify pro-democracy candidates, makes sense , does it not ?.........as far as anything being "unprecedented in it's political history" , that's just poor opinion , because Hong Kong has been Chinese territory for thousands of years , apart from an extremely short stint under British control in recent times.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PJL View Post
    For a communist country to disqualify pro-democracy candidates, makes sense , does it not ?.........as far as anything being "unprecedented in it's political history" , that's just poor opinion , because Hong Kong has been Chinese territory for thousands of years , apart from an extremely short stint under British control in recent times.
    Of course the CCP wants to limit democracy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Of course the CCP wants to limit democracy.
    That's normally what communist countries do....(lol) .....however ever , instead of trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill , it would be commonsense to acknowledge that the autonomy of Hong Kong has not been changed by Beijing .....the only substantial thing that's changed , is that the UK and the US have now been prevented from causing riots there .

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    Quote Originally Posted by PJL View Post
    That's normally what communist countries do....(lol) .....however ever , instead of trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill , it would be commonsense to acknowledge that the autonomy of Hong Kong has not been changed by Beijing .....the only substantial thing that's changed , is that the UK and the US have now been prevented from causing riots there .
    That is not the only thing- and is not likely to work.

    Of particular concern to Hong Kongers is that they can now be moved to the mainland and disappeared if they protest against the CCP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    That is not the only thing- and is not likely to work.

    Of particular concern to Hong Kongers is that they can now be moved to the mainland and disappeared if they protest against the CCP.
    ......and what are your thoughts on events unfolding in Portland Oregon ? .......I seem to detect some similarities ....(apart from the fact that Hong Kong has now returned to being relatively normal and peaceful)
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