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"Being anti-colonial"

So, would Hong Kong be better of under British rule or Chinese rule?

Even contemporary EU has some quasicolonial attributes: industrial powerhouses like Germany siphon off qualified workforce from the periphery and export their products back without trade barriers.

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Chinese imperialism isn't better or worse than European imperialism. Hong Kong would be best off as an independent, liberal democracy, under no one's "rule".

Theoretically yes, in practice, small states bordering major powers have trouble keeping their sovereignty. At the very least they need to enter some mutual defence alliances.

I’m not sure what the point you’re making is?

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