[lisper]

No, I didn't ignore it, I just didn't see how it was relevant (and still don't).

> What’s surprising is that it’s being violent in an autonomous territory with many Western connections.

I don't see what that has to do with an open press and ubiquity of cell phones.

Furthermore, Honk Kong is not "an autonomous territory". It's part of China, full stop. The fact that the people who live there are behaving as if it were an autonomous territory is no small part of the problem.

Also, which of Hong Kong's "many Western connections" do you think is going to intervene when China invades? Do you really think Donald Trump is going to stand up for democracy? Do you really think Boris Johnson is going to send troops to protect Hong Kong's free press?