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1. The timing is rather obvious when China

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2020, 06:48 AM

May 2020

seems certain that a weak America under the lax leadership of Trump poses no threat to the takeover of Hong Kong. With a little flattery Trump can be persuaded to ignore or even endorse China's threat to democracy.

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The End of Hong Kong [View all] Celerity May 2020 OP

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