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https://nyti.ms/2KRmJhu Their views show a fundamental shift in how many people in China see HK.And it reflects a deeply rooted belief in the success of what many call the China Model: economic growth at the cost of individual rights. My column
The CCP has long pushed the Chinese to look at the world through the lens of economic interests, and skeptical attitudes toward the Hong Kong protests show it has taken firm root. That attitude even among the elite suggests more conflict ahead between Hong Kong and the mainland.
It also casts further doubt on the possibility that as China becomes more middle class, its people will inevitably demand more individual rights, forcing the Communist Party to ease its control over society or even democratize.https://nyti.ms/2KRmJhu
Economic growth wasn’t the focus of the country. It was class struggle.
Makes me think of Singapore. How much government control are people willing to accept for relative prosperity for all. If people have great education, jobs with good incomes, housing, healthcare, clean spaces does path of least resistance prevail. What is tipping point to rebel?
And not just Singapore. We ask in US also with accepting what we don't like about our government. Whether it is criminality of Trump now, gerrymandering, SCOTUS on Citizens United, Electoral College, massive overspending on DoD. We have plenty to take to streets over as well.
Spot on, and do people noticed that none of the people mentioned in this article are HK locals, and super likely that they are making far more than any locals will ever able to make. HK is still HK, but Central is now run by mainlanders
The bottom line is pro-China people value money and only care about their 'economic wellbeing' rather than things like human rights, freedom, liberty, etc. that matter more to younger generations and HK people with a democratic mind. This 'China Model' is overrated.
原因有二， 其一，从前香港人在大陆人眼中很有钱很牛逼……现在时代不同了，大陆人民咸鱼翻身，当了国家的主人，口袋里有钱，由此翻身农奴把歌唱的心态出现了…… 其二，由于大陆地区网络控制和媒体宣传，一般民众不知道香港示威原因是反送中条倒，他们以为是港独示威，大陆民众的民族情绪被煽动…
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