Sure! So Hong Kong used to be a part of China, but was seized by the British Empire after the first Opium War in 1842. It was occupied by the Japanese in WWII, returned to British rule after WWII, then returned to Chinese control in 1997.https://twitter.com/TimMavTv/status/1182474908389068800 …
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Before and during this period of time, mainland China was invaded multiple times (most notably by the British Empire, Japan, and the US during the Boxer Rebellion). The Chinese people, understandably, have some societal scars from that.
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With the formation of what’s now modern China in the early 1930’s, a key component of the national identity became the idea of a unified China strong enough to resist future invasions (particularly after the rape of Nanking).
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The inhabitants of Hong Kong, being under British rule, proceeded along a slightly different path, and most grew accustomed to the idea of democracy as the British empire collapsed and the US rose to its global position.
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