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by dsfyu404ed 2447 days ago
Violent crackdowns on protests are par for the course in the middle east. Since the fall of the USSR (and all its puppets) 30yr ago they are not par for the course for nations as developed as China. The fact of the matter is that when China does it it's more newsworthy than when Iraq does it.
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There hasn't been a military/violent crackdown in Hong Kong.