They'll never acknowledge that western-backed riots opposing the extradition of a murderer might have been somewhat misguided, instead we get "actually Xi Jinping successfully crushed their hopes and dreams by building inexpensive mass transit".

[–] Sagittarii@lemm.ee 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Travel to the mainland has been made more compelling by new infrastructure that cut travel times in half between the cities, a booming array of entertainment choices and low prices

But he added the integration could raise questions about the city’s identity

B-but what about... checks notes... Hong Kong's unique identity of overpriced goods and services 😢

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 19 points 7 months ago

They really did the fucking "but at what cost" meme

[–] carl_marks_1312@lemmy.ml 14 points 7 months ago

The Shenzhen frenzy dovetails with Hong Kong residents’ growing willingness to work and live in mainland China. A survey of people under 40 in the city by the Hong Kong-Guangdong Youth Association conducted last year found 66% of them are now open to employment across the border, tripling from 22% in 2020.

China genocided HKs culture so that more ppl stop realizing how bad cummunism is

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 months ago

Damn communists improving their people's lives to earn their support

How evil and authoritarian

[–] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago

bypass paywall

[–] Pollux@leminal.space 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 5 points 7 months ago

It really is a Brave New World, isn't it?

[–] hector@sh.itjust.works -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

On holidays, Hong Kong shoppers account for as much as half of all customers at Link CentralWalk, a stylish mall next to Shenzhen’s high-speed railway station that’s a 20-minute ride from Hong Kong, said a company spokesperson.

Wow that’s impressive! Only 20min?

Shenzhen is a special economic zone right? This means that the government is giving special economic benefits (e.g tax cuts) (can’t give more info I’m not too sure about the details). They created several ones on the coast and this created a disparity in development where the coast line is much more developed that the inland desert lol. It kinda sounds like the disparaît between the sun belt and the agricultural center or the US.

There’s a guy at the end that says that opposing the authoritarian government has no use because political freedom has no influence on your life. However this article makes it sounds like life is all about shopping and consuming, the only benefit of Shenzhen is shopping, buying stuff.

I don’t live in the US but this is the same there right? Authoritarian government… only consuming stuff, etc…

China and the US are kinda the same, the only difference is that it’s going well for the buying power of the Chinese people who can afford a rent on the coastline.

[–] nekandro@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

Take a look at a map of China's HSR network. Most of that network isn't profitable off of fares: instead, the coastal infrastructure is used to subsidize less profitable lines in the interior (that undoubtedly provide benefits, but not necessarily enough to directly offset the costs with fares).

It's a given that coastal cities will become more prosperous. China is using the prosperity of coastal cities to improve living conditions in the rest of the country.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca -4 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Good, defying Xi is the most important thing the young generations can do.

[–] pop@lemmy.ml 24 points 7 months ago

didn't read the article. did you?

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 21 points 7 months ago

Bro did not read the article

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Evil authoritarian […checks notes…] democracy! Stick it to the will of the people, fellow kids!

[+] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works -12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

He's an autocrat.

Hong Kong's democracy has been crushed by the mainland government. Half the fucking island protested - and their demands are being erased.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 15 points 7 months ago

Hong Kong’s democracy

Lmao, bourgeois "democracy" is only a democracy for capitalists. Real democracy like that of mainland China actually serves the people by improving their lives, lifting them from poverty, building infrastructure and making goods more affordable for workers, as you can see in this article.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The UK’s 99 year imperialist lease was up, thus marking the end of the century of humiliation for the people of Hong Kong. Just yesterday I explained six ways to Sunday how misguided it is to call China autocratic/authoritarian/totalitarian, and why our governments and corporate media consistently tell us that it is that https://lemmy.ml/post/14407407

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works -5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It's a one-party state.

If the majority of the island taking to the streets doesn't count for anything, pick a better lie.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The United States is also a one-party state, but with typical American extravagance, they have two of them. — Julius Nyerere

Whether a bourgeois democracy has two parties or a thousand, it’s still a democracy of the capitalist class at the expense of the working class.

BBC: Study: US is an oligarchy, not a democracy

The US is dominated by a rich and powerful elite.

So concludes a recent study by Princeton University Prof Martin Gilens and Northwestern University Prof Benjamin I Page.

This is not news, you say.

Perhaps, but the two professors have conducted exhaustive research to try to present data-driven support for this conclusion. Here's how they explain it:

Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organised groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on US government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.

Yes, China is a one party state: the party of the working class.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works -3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Ignore what words mean, pound the table.

Attack is not defense.

[–] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago

The first sector composed of members from industrial, commercial and financial backgrounds. They are mostly elected by corporate votes and is the highest portion of uncontested subsectors

Such a vibrant democracy, electing officials by corporate vote.

[–] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 15 points 7 months ago

Bro didn't even finish the headline.

[+] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org -10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is something I didn't expect, but I should have seen coming. When people left Hong Kong for Britain, I guess it should have been expected that the general opinion on the government would shift. It's a shame.