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delta-v21
5y ago
Even people who are pro-CCP care as the protest affects them.
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delta-v21
5y ago
Indirect elections imply that the members who could vote are elected by the people. In HK, the people who could "vote" are appointed by the CCP. This isn't indirect election. This's indirect appointment.
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delta-v21
5y ago
The head of the HK government and half of the legislators are also appointed by the CCP.
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delta-v21
5y ago
> To keep this in context, the current Hong Kong SAR government is democratically elected[6] according to the provisions of an international treaty signed by the PRC and the UK which took effect in 1997 No, this's misinformation. Th
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delta-v21
5y ago
In DC, people tried to overturn the US Congress, which's elected by and representing the American people. Where in HK, people protested against the HK government which is appointed by the CCP, and the HK legislature where half of the s