Hong Kong struggle for democracy a lonely one

[dArKeR]

By Paul Lin???

Friday, Jul 09, 2004,Page 8

On the first of this month people the of Hong Kong hit the streets with a pro-democracy demonstration that attracted 500,000 people. While the rest of the world was impressed, it was of particular embarrassment to Beijing.

Last year's 500,000-strong demonstration could be blamed on the incompetence of Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa (???). But after that, Zeng Qinghong (???), China's vice-chairman and member of the standing committee of the Politburo, would hear nothing of high-level autonomy for Hong Kong, insisting instead on being personally involved in its affairs. Hong Kong, however, had Western-style democracy for more than a century. Zeng is still finding it difficult to prevent its residents from striving for freedom and to break their desire for freedom and democracy.

Zeng's so-called united front policy in Hong Kong can be broken down into three main points. First, the united front of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) primarily seeks to differentiate friend from foe. Liu Yangdong (???), head of the united front, visited Hong Kong in May and took part in many events. These included activities put on for senior citizens but that totally excluded those who are part of the democratic movement. The excuse given for this was that there was no time. The reality is that the democratic movement had been earmarked as an enemy that has to be destroyed.

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[tom_paine]

1. Once Imperial Amerika forsook Democracy in favor of Totalitarianism

called "Managed Democracy"for those unfamiliar with what they are calling it when Comrade Putin follows the Bushevik Playbook.

Once that happened, democracy was due for trouble and perhaps an end.