- On June 9, 1898, Queen Victoria brokered a 99-year lease agreement for the use of Hong Kong after China lost a series of wars.
- In 1984, Margaret Thatcher and Chinese Premier Ziyang negotiated... Hong Kong would remain a semi-autonomous region for a 50-year period after the lease ended.
- The lease ended on July 1, 1997.
Quote:More than thousand HKers sing Les Miserables' 'Do you hear the people sing?' at HK international airport with their calls for free election and democracy. Here is the Ground Zero in the war against authoritarian rule. That's the reason for us never surrender. pic.twitter.com/1MkTp4BkVg — Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 (@joshuawongcf) August 10, 2019
Quote:Amazing video of Patriots in hong kong fighting for freedom from the Chinese. Under attack, tanks now coming. Waving American flags, singing OUR anthem. This country means so much to the world. We protect the gift our founders gave us ALWAYS. Libs can learn something from them pic.twitter.com/t0NKRET86O — Nick Frechen (@NFrechen) August 11, 2019
Quote:Riot Police fired bullet to protestor in railway station within 1 meter. Can anyone tell me Riot Police are trying to murder or not? They are just protestors leaving the protest zone peacefully. #HKPoliceState pic.twitter.com/5l2tMIz2oJ — Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 (@joshuawongcf) August 11, 2019
Quote:Let us admit HK is a police state. Riot police push down peaceful protestor on the escalator of railway station. pic.twitter.com/gycHF8E8Zo — Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 (@joshuawongcf) August 11, 2019
Quote:HK Riot Police fired bullet and headshot a young lady. I am not sure whether her right eye will turn blind or not but it is totally insane and terrible. US should not export tear gas and rubber bullet to HK Police anymore. pic.twitter.com/R9gZKZysaO — Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 (@joshuawongcf) August 11, 2019
Quote:A group of plainclothes officers, disguised as protesters, launched a surprise operation to arrest protesters outside SOGO department store in Causeway Bay. At least a dozen were arrested. The officers refused to answer reporters' questions on their identity.#HongKong #antiELAB pic.twitter.com/P3WzYCJdu7 — Hong Kong Free Press (@HongKongFP) August 11, 2019
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I'm sure Trump supports Hong Hong autonomy but that can never be. Too late for that now.
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The Chinese are going to use this unrest as an excuse to move in. They will be ruthless when they do. Sad situation. It will be hard to go from relatively free to being under the thumb of totalitarians.
Hong Kong Police Fire Live Rounds To Quell Protesters As Chaos Rules Streets... https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/f...s-arrested
Dramatic scenes near Victoria Park as a live round was fired by police skywards as a warning shot to protesters. #hongkongprotests Video: SCMP/Kao Shan Shan pic.twitter.com/c2RDpUgPYO — SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) August 31, 2019
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(08-11-2019, 11:22 PM)3rdgensooner Wrote: The Chinese are going to use this unrest as an excuse to move in. They will be ruthless when they do. Sad situation. It will be hard to go from relatively free to being under the thumb of totalitarians.
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NBA bends the knee to commies.  James Harden personally apologizes to China. Rockets owner rebukes Morey.
Daryl Moreyâ€s Hong Kong Tweet Has Put His Relationship With the Rockets in Limbo
The Houston Rockets suddenly find themselves in the middle of a geopolitical controversy that could put their chief front-office executiveâ€s job in jeopardy. After general manager Daryl Morey expressed support in a since-deleted tweet for pro-democracy efforts in Hong Kong, the Chinese government, the Chinese Basketball Association, and various Chinese businesses quickly denounced Morey and moved to sever ties with the Rockets. As a consequence, league sources told The Ringer that Rockets ownership has debated Moreyâ€s employment status and whether to replace him.
On Sunday, the Chinese Basketball Association issued a statement on Weibo—a Chinese social media platform akin to Twitter—and expressed its “strong opposition†to what it called Moreyâ€s “improper remarks regarding Hong Kong.†As a result, the CBA said it was suspending “exchanges and cooperation†with the Rockets. The Chinese Consulate in Houston also issued a statement saying it was “deeply shocked†by Moreyâ€s “erroneous comments†and expressed “strong dissatisfaction.†The consulate also urged the Rockets to “correct the error and take immediate concrete measures to eliminate the adverse impact.â€
Morey and the Rockets are currently in Tokyo as part of the NBAâ€s slate of preseason games in Asia. Representatives for the Rockets did not immediately reply to questions via email, and attempts to reach Morey for comment were unsuccessful.
So what exactly happened?
On Friday evening, Morey tweeted and then quickly deleted an image that said “fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong.†That prompted Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta to publicly rebuke Morey.
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/10/6/...ontroversy
James Harden issued an apology to China after general manager Daryl Morey tweeted his support of protestors in Hong Kong, which drew the ire of the country. Morey posted a now-deleted tweet that read: "Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong," which upset Chinese officials at a time where the NBA is trying to cultivate relations with the country.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news...9pvcolntpz
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10-07-2019, 10:54 AM
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No surprise here at all. NBA is big here, and I believe professional basketball is the most popular sport in the country. So money talks.
Anyway, I think that sports teams need to stay apolitical. Obviously, the NFL doesn't follow my desire.
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A lot of ironies to be found in this one. Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner, a Jew, bends the knee to a regime that killed 50-60 million of it's own people but would probably preach to us about the Holocaust. James Harden, a black, would tell you how bad slavery was while he kisses the ass of the world's slave masters.  We are a sick country.
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In the interests of fairness, balance, free speech and supporting human rights all the democratic party presidential candidates and most of the political cognoscenti and punditry in print and broadcast have stood in solidarity with Daryl Morey in his quest to have his political views be heard and respected without threat of sanction or loss of employment. They are consistent in their support for people speaking truth to power, such as Daryl and Colin Kaepernick. Condemnation of Harden for supporting communist dictatorships will be vocal and swift.
Who apologizes to a communist regime for supporting democracy? Weak men and cowards.
Where are all the woke NBA players standing up for Hong Kong residents getting beaten and shot by police?
A Chinese NBA owner telling the NBA and its players to have a big tall glass of STFU and bow down...
Nets owner Joe Tsai, who is Chinese,  on Sunday that Morey crossed a line and called the frail relationship between Hong Kong and China "a third-rail issue."
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The Rockets are pathetic, kowtowing to the totalitarians and throwing their own GM under the bus. Jesus got sold out for 30 pieces of silver, Hong Kong and the Uighur get sold out by their “own†government and useful idiots like Adam Silver.
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Quote:Where are all the woke NBA players standing up for Hong Kong residents getting beaten and shot by police?
Is this a serious question? I ask because these same folks don't give a rats a$$ about their own communities - Detroit, Chicago, Philly, etc. - yet we're supposed to believe they care about Hong Kong?
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(10-07-2019, 06:08 PM)lrrps21 Wrote: Quote:Where are all the woke NBA players standing up for Hong Kong residents getting beaten and shot by police?
Is this a serious question? I ask because these same folks don't give a rats a$$ about their own communities - Detroit, Chicago, Philly, etc. - yet we're supposed to believe they care about Hong Kong?
I doubt most of them are even capable of understanding these issues.
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