I think you underestimate the vast amounts of expats living in Hong Kong, and what would happen if those expats started dying. Not only are there high amounts of them, the westerners living in Hong Kong tend to be high ranking business types, bankers, stock traders, diplomats, etc.
English is an official language in Hong Kong. Right in the middle of "Central" district there's a monument specifically for Canadians. Canadians have automatic visas in Hong Kong, not something typically done. There are over a dozen quite large international schools operated by foreign governments for expats in Hong Kong. There are hundreds if not thousands of companies that operate throughout Asia that have their headquarters there. There's a friggin Disneyland in Hong Kong.
An invasion force wouldn't be some tanks rolling over protesters in a nations capital. It'd be violence against tens of thousands of foreign nationals with a great deal of influence, it'd be violence against billions of dollars in foreign owned assets, it'd be violence against millions of locals fiercely loyal to their city.
You bet your ass there'd be foreign countries doing more than go "hey China that's not nice" if an actual military invasion took place and China attempts to take Hong Kong by force. That city is a major hub for the entirety of East Asia and the world in general. So if you're convinced civilian casualties won't do it, consider how many very very rich people are going to lose a lot of money if that invasion happens, and consider what happens when very very rich people get pissed off these days.
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I think you underestimate the vast amounts of expats living in Hong Kong, and what would happen if those expats started dying. Not only are there high amounts of them, the westerners living in Hong Kong tend to be high ranking business types, bankers, stock traders, diplomats, etc.
English is an official language in Hong Kong. Right in the middle of "Central" district there's a monument specifically for Canadians. Canadians have automatic visas in Hong Kong, not something typically done. There are over a dozen quite large international schools operated by foreign governments for expats in Hong Kong. There are hundreds if not thousands of companies that operate throughout Asia that have their headquarters there. There's a friggin Disneyland in Hong Kong.
An invasion force wouldn't be some tanks rolling over protesters in a nations capital. It'd be violence against tens of thousands of foreign nationals with a great deal of influence, it'd be violence against billions of dollars in foreign owned assets, it'd be violence against millions of locals fiercely loyal to their city.
You bet your ass there'd be foreign countries doing more than go "hey China that's not nice" if an actual military invasion took place and China attempts to take Hong Kong by force. That city is a major hub for the entirety of East Asia and the world in general. So if you're convinced civilian casualties won't do it, consider how many very very rich people are going to lose a lot of money if that invasion happens, and consider what happens when very very rich people get pissed off these days.
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