r/HistoryAnimemes • u/Southern-Service2872 • 11h ago

Britain in history books

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u/Parker813 7h ago

Hong Kongers don't have a negative view of British occupation?

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u/Squashyhex 34m ago

Hong kongers tend to view the situation as swapping one master for another, but that the British were generally (at least by the 90s when the handover happened) fairly liberal, and allowed Hong Kong to run itself democratically, while the CCP have continuously cracked down and tried to bring them in line with the rest of China. There is a certain amount of nostalgia for late British rule compared to their current circumstance

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u/Parker813 32m ago

I remember hearing my dad saying Hong Kongers were wishing the British back when of the anti-CCP protests were happening