fleeing_hk (u/fleeing_hk)

fleeing_hk commented on Pompeo tells Congress Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China axios.com/pompeo-hong-kon... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross

giarc · 6 years ago

I don't understand, doesn't this play into China's hand? China is trying to undermine it's automony, now US is staying they are the same? Isn't this giving China what it wants?

EDIT Saw this in a Reddit thread by /u/CleverNameTheSecond

HK was one of the few ways China can evade US sanctions as HK is considered an autonomous entity for trading purposes. If HK is considered not autonomous the US can levy the same sanctions as they do on mainland China. They probably don't want this in the grand scheme of things.

fleeing_hk · 6 years ago

Correct, the US (and by extension its allies) considered Hong Kong separately from the rest of China in areas like export controls and trade tariffs.[1]

China took full advantage of this, and the US is probably betting that revoking this special status hurts China more than it hurts the US.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Hong_Kon...

fleeing_hk commented on Pompeo tells Congress Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China axios.com/pompeo-hong-kon... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross

Krasnol · 6 years ago

You're aware that Brexit is coming?

You'll probably get out of one trouble into another.

fleeing_hk · 6 years ago

I'm well aware; it cannot possibly be worse than where Hong Kong will be, is all I'm considering. Besides, the Brexit brain drain might actually work in my favour... ;)

That said, I'm open to other options; for example, I really liked Berlin as a tourist, but need to research more on what it's like to actually live there.

fleeing_hk commented on Pompeo tells Congress Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China axios.com/pompeo-hong-kon... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross

fleeing_hk · 6 years ago

So I've finally convinced my wife that it's time to leave.

As a 40 year old software eng manager, where should I go? My top choice at the moment is London as my wife has British citizenship and several of my wife's friends are in Europe; I also have access to the E-3 visa so the US is also an option.