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What does standing up for Hong Kong mean to you. What could Trump do to help? Generally curious.



Extend an official visit to one of the protest leaders.


Just recognizing HK and Taiwan as separate countries from China would be big.


Hong Kong is currently about as much a separate country from China as Puerto Rico is a separate country from the US.

Taiwan is another thing.


Recognizing HK as independent would be a huge step, and one even the UK didn't take.


The UK wanted to give HK free elections and China threatened to invade if they did.

https://www.scmp.com/article/48108/thatcher-reveals-dengs-th...


the HK protests aren't about creating a separate sovereign country, it was largely about an extradition bill and has now grown somewhat to include ousting the current "chief executive" among other things.




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