There was so many other aspects that I had addressed to why prestigious institutions should not be destroyed that you did not answer. This is only a small part and you are correct, many people will just do that. BUT it missed all the other points here:Just come over to shenzhen or Guangzhou universities for higher learning. It's not far and also cheaper
Closing down a university for legitimate national security issues is neither a totalitarian act nor a human rights violation, ok? Way too liberal.I don't have an issue with you advocating a non-western culture and values. I do have an issue when people (like OP) start advocating totalitarianism and human rights violation.
Hey, 1989 worked. People behaved well after 1989. I've already addressed the financial damage to Hong Kong but it will never become like Xinjiang or Xizang because those 2 are desert/mountain places that are far from everything and have no access to water. Hong Kong is a seaside trading port. It will redevelop just fine without Western trading hub status just like all of China's other prosperous cities by the ocean.The current conflicts are because of identity and cultural conflicts. However, if Beijing responds with heavy-handed tactics (like in 1989), it risks turning HK from a global financial center into another Xinjiang or Tibet. Yes, Hong Kong is the best channel for Chinese companies - including SOES - to avoid U.S. tariffs and sanctions. Unless Beijing hopes to return to pre-1978 autarky, Hong Kong would always have a special role for Chinese international traders and investors, unless China becomes the dominant economic power and no longer be vulnerable to Western sanctions. It is not clear if China could achieve such dominance by 2047.
Because that's 28 years more of this traitorous garbage. And come 2047, the cultural difference is still going to be there; it's just a question of if you want to tackle it now or wait 3 decades. I don't like to procrastinate. I'm inclined to want to stop it now but I'm not a tactician on the level of anyone in ZhongNanHai so maybe they'll wait it. Who knows?Why can't Chinese leaders just acknowledge that there is indeed ideological and cultural differences between Hong Kongers and Mainlanders and preserve HK's high degree of autonomy until 2047? For the sake of economy and stability, why not allow limited democracy in HK and protect HK's independent judiciary system as long as the latter does not seek independence?
Lol avoiding US tariffs from HK? Keep dreaming!!The current conflicts are because of identity and cultural conflicts. However, if Beijing responds with heavy-handed tactics (like in 1989), it risks turning HK from a global financial center into another Xinjiang or Tibet. Yes, Hong Kong is the best channel for Chinese companies - including SOES - to avoid U.S. tariffs and sanctions. Unless Beijing hopes to return to pre-1978 autarky, Hong Kong would always have a special role for Chinese international traders and investors, unless China becomes the dominant economic power and no longer be vulnerable to Western sanctions. It is not clear if China could achieve such dominance by 2047. Why can't Chinese leaders just acknowledge that there is indeed ideological and cultural differences between Hong Kongers and Mainlanders and preserve HK's high degree of autonomy until 2047? For the sake of economy and stability, why not allow limited democracy in HK and protect HK's independent judiciary system as long as the latter does not seek independence?
I simply don't think HK universities talents are that special. Talents really commodity in the market.There was so many other aspects that I had addressed to why prestigious institutions should not be destroyed that you did not answer. This is only a small part and you are correct, many people will just do that. BUT it missed all the other points here:
"You're advocating destroying prestigious institutions that took decades to build and have a 1. vast amount of talent that is not guaranteed to go to China when they lose their jobs. 2. And it's not necessary to do so; Chinese agents can outplay CIA, especially with the rules and university in their favor. Make sure the presidents of these 8 universities are all pro-Beijing. What do Chinese agents have to fear from CIA in that situation?
The backlash will be enormous, throughout the world. You cannot destroy all the education in an area! It's seen as you going mad. 3.It's more desperate and crazy than Trump's blanket tariffs. The world will think China has gone back to the cultural revolution and people with talent will start fleeing."
These great talented universities in HK belong to China! It is destroying your own valuable assets to shut them down and it should be reserved as an absolute last option if nothing else works to preserve national security. I don't understand why you want to destroy universities when you don't have to. Just because it's easier?
Closing down a university for legitimate national security issues is neither a totalitarian act nor a human rights violation, ok? Way too liberal.
Hey, 1989 worked. People behaved well after 1989. I've already addressed the financial damage to Hong Kong but it will never become like Xinjiang or Xizang because those 2 are desert/mountain places that are far from everything and have no access to water. Hong Kong is a seaside trading port. It will redevelop just fine without Western trading hub status just like all of China's other prosperous cities by the ocean.
Because that's 28 years more of this traitorous garbage. I'm inclined to want to stop it now but I'm not a tactician on the level of anyone in ZhongNanHai so maybe they'll wait it. Who knows?
Are you sure?It will redevelop just fine without Western trading hub status just like all of China's other prosperous cities by the ocean.
University of HK has quite a high world rank, but even if they are all dispensable, the choice here is not to destroy them or leave them alone. They can reformed as I said; Chinese agents can counter CIA. Even if these institutions have a little use, which would be an understatement, it is much much better to preserve them than destroy then outright. You never want to reduce the amount of education your country can provide. The choices are as follows:I simply don't think HK universities talents are that special. Talents really commodity in the market.
China wants to develope Semiconductor field, so Chinese companies paid x3 to x4 times salaries to Taiwan or Korean engineers to come to China to help develop that area.
Or jet engine technology development , China go to Ukraine to recrew motor sich engineers to come China to work.
Huawei setup Semiconductor firm at UK to get talents there and invested in Russian hightech. It's president Ren glowed about eastern Europe talents.
So talents are like commodities from a global perspective and the fields China really want to develope I don't think HK universities really have it.
HK doesn't have the right talents. So I don't mind it's universities being gutted. They served as hotbeds for radical movement. The harm they bring is greater than the value they possessed.
US already painted China as such evil empire that needed to be destroyef so China gutting a fee universities won't make it any more worst. It's still an evil regime in US eyes.
If you don't have anything to say, then don't say anything. This is a waste of everybody's time. And yes, I'm sure.Are you sure?
Number 3 is hard due to opposition has deep grass root movement and have large number of followers throughout. Wanting to overturn their movement take too much... May not be possible.University of HK has quite a high world rank, but even if they are all dispensable, the choice here is not to destroy them or leave them alone. They can reformed as I said; Chinese agents can counter CIA. Even if these institutions have a little use, which would be an understatement, it is much much better to preserve them than destroy then outright. You never want to reduce the amount of education your country can provide. The choices are as follows:
1. Leave them to be as they are.
2. Close them all down.
3. Insert Zhongnanhai agents to seek out and remove foreign agents, appoint pro-Beijing presidents to instill pro-Beijing policies, flood them with mainland admissions destroy and dilute anti-China culture and to implement them as a large net to further catch foreign agents.
The correct choice is clearly number 3, not number 2 simply because it's easy.
If you don't have anything to say, then don't say anything. This is a waste of everybody's time. And yes, I'm sure.
OK well then at least you agree that that would be the ideal outcome to preserve the Universities. I wasn't sure if you thought this way or just wanted to see them all closed down as an act of vengeance.Number 3 is hard due to opposition has deep grass root movement and have large number of followers throughout. Wanting to overturn their movement take too much... May not be possible.
They are like insects, you burn down their hive, not trying to invade and overtake their hive. You don't have the numbers like they do.
The members have visceral hatred for mainland. They are like cancer cells, not possible to control them. Need to purge them.