re: #264 KGxvi
One thing which we can’t overlook is that Hong Kong issue was seen by many Chinese as a remnant of British colonialism.
China wanting Hong Kong as fully part of its nation-state was not a communist belief - it was a Chinese belief.
It is sad that the totalitarian nature of the Chinese government is destroying what should have been a better way to live for all of China. But I suspect you will find few Chinese (in the PRC) who don’t want Hong Kong to be fully under the PRC.