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One of Hong Kong's last major pro-democracy parties disbands

www.bbc.com One of Hong Kong's last major pro-democracy parties disbands

It is the third major opposition party to disband this year, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Beijing-imposed national security law.

On the wall of the League of Social Democrats office, the Chinese characters for freedom are spelt out with court admission slips.

Members of the party take turns speaking into a microphone connected to a loudspeaker. They stand in front of a banner that reads "rather be ashes than dust", written in Chinese. Founded close to 20 years ago, the party is known as the last protest group in Hong Kong.

"The red lines are now everywhere," Chan Po Ying, the chair of the party, tells the BBC. "Our decision to disband was because we were facing a lot of pressure."

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One of Hong Kong's last major pro-democracy parties disbands

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What’s so sad about Hong Kong is I know we’re probably all going to watch this go down again in Taiwan.
- Not quite. Hong Kong is a devolved democracy, the PLA has already occupied since 1997 when the british handed it over.
  This is more like the US sending troops to Los Angleas.
  The PLA does not occupy Taiwan. They don't even occupy Kinmen Islands that's very close to Mainland China (not sure why they still haven't taken it). They'll need to send troops to even control it in any way, where as in Hong Kong, they are already there.
  
  Under Britain, Hong Kong was a literal bourgeois democracy. Like not as in "the capitalists are really in control", but "only 18 of the 59 seats weren't appointed by major companies, representatives of the crown, or the governor". Hong Kong has only known anything remotely close to democracy under China.
  
  Lot of bruised western egos down voting you right now.
- Highly unlikely, there's us military stationed on Taiwan and it's not connected to the mainland by train like HK
  
  There’s no US military stationed in Taiwan. The closest US bases are in Okinawa and the Philippines.
  The only “military” the US has in Taiwan are some training consultants for the taiwan army, there’s no boots on the ground.
  
  No, and there weren't in Ukraine, but the US has spent half a century and billions of dollars to ensure every last person on that island is ready to be sacrificed when the time comes.
  
  Amazing how you attribute no fault to China, who would be doing the actual killing. No, instead it's the US' fault that China wants to murder these people.
  
  China doesnt want to murder them, but America would sacrifice every person on the island if needed. They are separate points.
  
  China: We came here to rescue you. Please do not resist.
  
  My head is spinning from how fast we pivot from jokes about American "freedom" invasions to full throated support of Chinese freedom invasions
  
  Those who support China (and Russia) because they are against American imperialism, are just supporting another imperialists.
  
  There are no us military bases (or any other foreign bases afaik) in Taiwan.
  
  And nobody even knows if the US administration would get involved in it. All depends on Orange's mood on the day and whether his friends call him to "tell him good things"

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