[vkou]

I will say what I want about colonialism, and there's no bloody way in hell that world should have, or would have accepted a military campaign by the UK to keep Hong Kong British.

Let's also not forget that the entire reason that the CCP is in power in China today, is a century and a bit of colonial rape by various occupying powers, starting from the opium wars, and ending with the invasion of Manchuria by Imperial Japan. Unsurprisingly, this lead to two nationalist movements, the winner ending up on the mainland, the loser in Taiwan.

[ethbro]

Not sure you can draw a line from foreign power exploitation through to autocratic communism-in-name.

Taiwan largely seems to be getting on fine.

And let's not forget they'd both be Japanese states if it weren't for American, British, and ANZAC sailors and soldiers.