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[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 year ago

We never get a satisfying end to these things; The same people who lied about Iraq and Libya still have jobs in the respectable media.

They'll never acknowledge that western-backed riots opposing the extradition of a murderer might have been somewhat misguided, instead we get "actually Xi Jinping successfully crushed their hopes and dreams by building inexpensive mass transit".

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

真的?不可思议。

I was informed by western media that HKers didn't want anything to do with us filthy mainlanders.

I wonder how the kids that "fled" to England are enjoying the beautiful British cuisine and the beautiful British weather and the polite British chavs.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, gusanos.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago

Damn communists improving their people's lives to earn their support

How evil and authoritarian

[–] carl_marks_1312@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago

The Shenzhen frenzy dovetails with Hong Kong residents’ growing willingness to work and live in mainland China. A survey of people under 40 in the city by the Hong Kong-Guangdong Youth Association conducted last year found 66% of them are now open to employment across the border, tripling from 22% in 2020.

China genocided HKs culture so that more ppl stop realizing how bad cummunism is

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago

It's like building infrastructure works.

[–] Sagittarii@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Travel to the mainland has been made more compelling by new infrastructure that cut travel times in half between the cities, a booming array of entertainment choices and low prices

But he added the integration could raise questions about the city’s identity

B-but what about... checks notes... Hong Kong's unique identity of overpriced goods and services 😢

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 year ago

They really did the fucking "but at what cost" meme

[–] LesbianLiberty@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Always bear in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone's head. They are fighting to win material benefits, to live better and in peace, to see their lives go forward, to guarantee the future of their children.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

-Amilcar Cabral

[–] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago
[–] ArsenLupin@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Jesus Christ that first punch came out so fast

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[–] Pollux@leminal.space 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] OutrageousHairdo@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

I love how the audio reading for this article is just straight-up AI generated. Like literally they mispronounce Xi's name within 3 seconds of the thing starting, kinda wondering why they even bothered.

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

It really is a Brave New World, isn't it?