HONG KONG AND TAIWAN ARE CULTURAL POWERHOUSES. THAT TERRIFIES BEIJING.
The successes of Hong Kong, Taiwan and the rest of the Chinese diaspora have always been an embarrassment for Beijing. Not only are they reminders of China’s historical failures, but they also represent an alternative way of life, where peoples of the same origin could somehow thrive outside of the watchful eye of the Communist Party.
Disponível em: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/29/hong-kong-taiwan-are-cultural-powerhouses-that-terrifies-beijing/. Acesso em: 6 abr.2020.
To Beijing, that’s an irreconcilable insult, a memory that needs to be murdered.
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