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Karadeniz

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7. It really wouldn't have been the end of the world if Beijing had given the modicum of freedom from

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Aug 12, 2019, 04:14 PM

Aug 2019

from mainland prisons that Hong Kong requested.

This singular purpose by Xi and China's ability to pull out all the stops to get its way are exactly why one has to ask what sort of complete imbecile goes into a trade war with a dictator?

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Disturbing video taken in #Shenzhen just across the boarder with #HongKong. [View all] demmiblue Aug 2019 OP

Wow! Bluethroughu Aug 2019 #1

Ruh-Roh ... this looks like very bad news ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #2

If trump sees these videos, he'll be drooling. n/t zackymilly Aug 2019 #3

Oh, gawd... This has me terrified for Hong Kong hlthe2b Aug 2019 #4

it's going to be another Tienanmen square without the video. Javaman Aug 2019 #5

OMG SunSeeker Aug 2019 #6

It really wouldn't have been the end of the world if Beijing had given the modicum of freedom from Karadeniz Aug 2019 #7

To answer your question: An imbecile who doesn't know about anything Perseus Aug 2019 #8

Very disturbing. mountain grammy Aug 2019 #9

This was bound to happen. LuvNewcastle Aug 2019 #10