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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Wed May 27, 2020, 07:06 PM May 2020

Having accurately pegged Trump as an ignorant cowardly weakling, China has just taken control

of Hong Kong. The US., to its everlasting shame, meekly accepted this "new reality".

Does anyone think Taiwan will not be next?

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Having accurately pegged Trump as an ignorant cowardly weakling, China has just taken control (Original Post) Atticus May 2020 OP

A good chance it will... Alacritous Crier May 2020 #1

what do you mean just taken control of Hong Kong ? drray23 May 2020 #2

I didn't understand the point made either. Blue_true May 2020 #4

Despite what you mention, China has very recently taken steps to "consolidate its power" in Atticus May 2020 #5

I DO! TxVietVet May 2020 #3

Alacritous Crier

(4,512 posts)

1. A good chance it will...

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 07:12 PM

May 2020

I think Trump and Putin's plan is to create a new "Axis" powers aligned against China.

This could very well be one of their tools to try to garner support for Trump.

but that's just a theory.

drray23

(8,823 posts)

2. what do you mean just taken control of Hong Kong ?

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 07:13 PM

May 2020

Hong Kong reverted to being part of China on july 1st, 1997.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

4. I didn't understand the point made either.

Reply to drray23 (Reply #2)

Wed May 27, 2020, 08:10 PM

May 2020

I wish more detail had bee provided. Like you said, Hong Kong, Macau and another place have been autonomous parts of China since Britain handed the over in the late 90s. So just using the term "taken over" causes lots of ambiguity in the minds of some. China may have revoked the "autonomous" part, but it has been slowly doing that for a while.

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

5. Despite what you mention, China has very recently taken steps to "consolidate its power" in

Reply to drray23 (Reply #2)

Wed May 27, 2020, 08:40 PM

May 2020

Hong Kong. That is why Hong Kong streets are filled with protestors and why Pompeo told Congress today that Hong Kong should no longer be treated as "autonomous".

TxVietVet

(1,907 posts)

3. I DO!

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 07:15 PM

May 2020

I served in the US Army in Taiwan in 1969-70.
The Communist Chinese bluffed Shrub bu$h over an intelligence aircraft. bu$h, another appointed conservanazi president. Must be part of the conservananzi Party's ideology . Profits over patriotism.

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