That was a minority in Hong Kong, the majority is pro China. Said minority got suspiciously silent as soon as foreign funding had to be registered... Not that they made a secret out of their foreign connections, with western politicians visiting them, them having public meeting with US embassy personell, their leaders speaking in US congress. One had to be delusional to believe the HK rioters were an organic thing.

And you never were disappeared for it, you got laughed out of the room.

You're free to talk about color revolutions and be disingenuous about discussion here if you like. I'll give you bonus points in that you're the first drive-through liberal that actually took the time to stop and order.

What would you like to talk about on the menu? Hong Kong? What was originally a Chinese territory heavily exploited for over a century by British capitalists and forced to be GIVEN to the British under contract of duress? It's funny you bring up this train of thought, because I'm curious on what the justification is.

Is it that they deserve autonomy? Well, why doesn't the eastern regions in Ukraine deserve autonomy? Because they're sponsored by Russia? Is Hong Kong not sponsored by the West? Do you not see this double-think? There is nuance here; more than just "taking sides" and a hell of lot more completely obscured by propaganda that has been spinning since the Cold War.

Or is it because of geopolitical legalese and global law dominated by a Western hegemony? What are your thoughts?

https://lemmygrad.ml/post/1153 Some great things here; complete with resources talking about Hong Kong and other well-woven mythos about the super duper evil China that you've been led to believe.

Independence from British imperialism and being a British/Amerikkkan colonial outpost, you mean.

Do you mean HK being decolonized from the brits? Or do you mean the more recent failed US-backed color revolution attempt to re-capture HK as a puppet state?

Not even "Taiwan" claims to be independent...

Also it does not call itself "Taiwan". It calls itself Republic of China.

And no one is blackbagged for that, don't mistake western fanfictions for reality.

You obviously do not know anything about the matter. Please stop embarrassing yourself further by mistaking Reddit for reality.

Don't worry, the heckin good occupation government of Taiwan might do that for you. Especially if you are anti-capitalist or offend the wrong officer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Terror_(Taiwan)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Garrison_Command

If you're going to be "disappeared" for stating lies and false equivalences like a spineless coward in the defense of a raicst and fascist neoliberal global order, you probably deserve it.

Most people in Taiwan want the status quo continuation, which does not require American involvement. That status quo is also beneficial to both Taiwan and China, so there is no need for China to do anything like invade.

You believe in a fantasy where you think China is acting in a manner without consideration for American aggression. In other words you don't know what you're talking about.