The idea of HK as separate from China is just over.
Sure, they agreed to transition period until 2050 or so... But when that was signed HK was a significant part of the Chinese economy.
Even though HK is still significant, it's been eclipsed by China itself, and China can afford to kill (part) of HK to finally end this humiliation, as they see it.
Frankly, I don’t know how anyone has the stomach to sit behind a heavy machine gun and turn 200 mothers’ sons into rotting meat. I’d probably reach for my pistol.
Not that the PLA likely uses the same tactics as they did in the 1950s.
Freedom is extremely expensive in terms of blood required to achieve it, so I'm always amazed at how easily people are convinced to give it up one inch at a time until it's all gone again.
Just check your nextdoor app, or facebook: humans love telling other humans how to behave, if you give them force, they will use it.
And of course, unwanted means that for the "clients" there is at the very least a threat of violence against them (or their kids/family/...) in the majority (for kids VERY large majority) of cases.
In some countries, "the social sector" is the biggest public sector, in all countries it's very, very big. Including the US, but at least here it doesn't exceed education or the medical sector in size.
Of course, these don't let themselves be stopped by the longstanding research pointing out that without client's cooperation (and of course unwanted means no cooperation), there is little to no point to treatment, and very significant downsides. Which is why horror stories like this happen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noa_Pothoven#:~:text=3%20Publi....
Such horror stories are anecdotal evidence. The real proof comes from large scale statistical studies:
https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/s2215-0366(19)30180-4
Or, for the youth case:
What a truly, extra-ordinary document on the human condition. Coming up with that text in that era..I wish I had that kind of insight and wisdom.