I worry people are being too sanguine by half about the ability of Hong Kong to resist Chinese oppression. Two factors that were protecting it—its role as a financial gateway and global hub packed with expats—are both being transformed by this epidemic and ensuing depression.https://twitter.com/mbrookerhk/status/1260457294401331201 …
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I don't think the first half of that sentence is true; Hong Kong had an odd special role as the Mt. Gox of the Chinese economy.
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The lion's share of foreign direct investment moves through Hong Kong, and it's the one place you can launder your corruptly obtained Chinese fortune into a currency suitable for buying Italian villas.
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