| > What if the Chinese government kept telling the USA that california should hold an independence referendum? If there was good reason to think Californians wanted this, I'd be all for it. Also, there most pressing issue is American investment in California, which isn't so much of an issue in HK. > What if China told the USA to end the trade blockade on Cuba Not sure what this has to do with HK, where trade and international relations are generally better than the mainland.. > we don't know how many HK residents want to be independent and we never will because PRC don't want to know, don't want anyone to know, and make it clear that it will punish democratic support, let alone independence. > You could make the same argument to the UK about Wales and Scotland, or Spain with Catalunia and the Basque Country And indeed, I would. But the Spanish government isn't ripping up agreements like PRC, plus its a willing member of the EU. |