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Claustrum

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2. What else can you do as a normal citizen other than believing their words?

Reply to Desert grandma (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 5, 2021, 03:41 PM

Aug 2021

I am one of the few lucky ones that got out in 1996 but most of my friends aren't as lucky. They had no choice but to stay in Hong Kong and their best bet is to believe China's words. You can't immigrate to another country easily.

They have more options now than they had before with all the refugee options and even then, it's hard to leave the place you live all you life without a guaranteed job, the language barrier, the different cultures, and the racism that you encounter in other countries, etc.

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People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary US haven [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2021 OP

Why in the world did they EVER believe China's promises in the first place?? Desert grandma Aug 2021 #1

What else can you do as a normal citizen other than believing their words? Claustrum Aug 2021 #2

Before the British turned the island over... Desert grandma Aug 2021 #3

More independence for Hong Kong was always a non starter for China. Claustrum Aug 2021 #4