> Why shouldn’t a country fight back against US coercion on its soil?
What "coercion"? China employs internet commentators to influence online opinion[1] - whereas the US does not (as far as anyone can tell).
> Hong Kong has been a part of China for centuries.
You're misdirecting. China signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration[2], which stated that "Hong Kong's existing capitalist system and way of life would be unchanged for 50 years until 2047"...which China is now blatantly violating, making this an effective invasion - or some form of hostile action - take your pick of words.
> How many countries had the US invaded and is still occupying? How many were threatened into extreme exploitation?
In self-defense. China has no excuse for invading HK, which poses absolutely no threat to them.
> How many people are in the ICE run concentration camps?
Not remotely comparable. ICE detains illegal immigrants for breaking a rather reasonable law - "you don't enter our borders without permission" - and then returns them to their country. China detains existing citizens for thoughtcrime, speaking out against the state, or merely being Uyghur - none of which are reasonable.
> The two countries don’t even remotely compare.
Yes - every shred of evidence paints China as being incomparably worse.
> What "coercion"? China employs internet commentators to influence online opinion[1] - whereas the US does not (as far as anyone can tell).
There are many examples of the US working to influence the internal politics of other countries through media, for instance Radio Free Asia or the National Endowment for Democracy.
I'm not trying to affect an objective morality to say it's "wrong", I'm just saying the US does it too. So let's not get up in arms about supposed Chinese internet commenters or Russian fake news.
Why not get up in arms about it? One is done in support of a flawed nation with democratic and freedom ideals, the other is done in support of a murderous authoritarian regime that wishes to annihilate democracy and freedom. It's perfectly reasonable to be up in arms about it.
What "coercion"? China employs internet commentators to influence online opinion[1] - whereas the US does not (as far as anyone can tell).
> Hong Kong has been a part of China for centuries.
You're misdirecting. China signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration[2], which stated that "Hong Kong's existing capitalist system and way of life would be unchanged for 50 years until 2047"...which China is now blatantly violating, making this an effective invasion - or some form of hostile action - take your pick of words.
> How many countries had the US invaded and is still occupying? How many were threatened into extreme exploitation?
In self-defense. China has no excuse for invading HK, which poses absolutely no threat to them.
> How many people are in the ICE run concentration camps?
Not remotely comparable. ICE detains illegal immigrants for breaking a rather reasonable law - "you don't enter our borders without permission" - and then returns them to their country. China detains existing citizens for thoughtcrime, speaking out against the state, or merely being Uyghur - none of which are reasonable.
> The two countries don’t even remotely compare.
Yes - every shred of evidence paints China as being incomparably worse.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration