China, Taiwan & Hong Kong – a nexus made in hell

Don’t look now, but actually Taiwan is doing very well out the US-China trade war. Despite that, all is not well. This is where Hong Kong comes in. There is little doubt Beijing would love to squash the Hong Kong protest movement. But it risks creating a multitude of problems in doing so, including providing proof that the “one country, two systems” principle, enshrined in the Hong Kong Basic Law, is a myth. That would bolster the calls for independence within Taiwan immeasurably.

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