"Will China Send Their Tanks Into Hong Kong?" Topic
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| Tango01 | 15 Aug 2019 12:30 p.m. PST |
"China doesn't need the former Crown colony quite as much as it did back in 1997 when Hong Kong switched from British rule. But the Special Administrative Region remains a valuable conduit for Beijing. One the ruling Communist Party cannot risk undermining. In the past four decades, China has emerged as the world's second-biggest economy and an integral part of the global financial system. That rise was facilitated by Hong Kong…."
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This is a good explanation on why Hong Kong is important to Beijing, and why sending in the para-military forces is the last thing that President Xi wants to do. From Beijing's perspective. As long as the Hong Kong government remains in power, and the police do their job to contain the protests, the Chinese government will bide their time and hope that the protests will eventually burn out. But if the situation deteriorates to a point where the Hong Kong government has collapsed and the police desert their posts, Beijing has made it very clear that the Chinese military will be moving in ASAP.
Amicalement
Armand
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| Thresher01 | 15 Aug 2019 11:04 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 16 Aug 2019 11:30 a.m. PST |
I vote for yes…. Amicalement
Armand |
| GROSSMAN | 16 Aug 2019 11:41 a.m. PST |
I don't think they will due to the expense of travel and the bad optics of tanks vs unarmed civilians. The BTR knockoffs there can do the job. |
| GROSSMAN | 16 Aug 2019 11:42 a.m. PST |
Notice that they have taken the barrels off The APCs. Looks like a harmless humanitarian convoy. |
| Thresher01 | 16 Aug 2019 8:35 p.m. PST |
Until they start running over masses of people with them……. |
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