Hong Kong announced its new leader will be the man who oversaw the crackdown of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.
This from thegatewaypundit.com.
It’s final. China has now completed its takeover of Hong Kong. The freest country in the world is no longer free.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday said Chinese patriots are now firmly in charge of the city following the election of its new leader, who ran unopposed in a process controlled by Beijing.
Lam’s comments came a day after a carefully vetted election committee voted overwhelmingly to approve John Lee, a hard-line security chief who oversaw a crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.
The crackdown led to the imposition by Beijing of a sweeping National Security Law and the reorganization of the city’s legislature. Political opponents were subsequently jailed, dissenting voices silenced and the organized opposition quashed.
“I want to thank the central government again for taking resolute measures when Hong Kong faced unprecedented challenges,” said Lam, who is stepping down after a single five-year term as leader.
For 25 years running, Hong Kong was rated the freest country in the world by the Heritage Foundation. But not anymore. In 2018 Hong Kong was the freest but then came the Chinese takeover.
The US-based Heritage Foundation has rated Hong Kong as the world’s freest economy for the 24th straight year, but has warned of political interference from Beijing in recent years.
Hong Kong scored 90.2 out of 100—an increase of 0.4 points compared to last year. Singapore came second out of the 180 regions included in the study.
In 2019, Hong Kong citizens protested the Chinese takeover of the country. For the first time in years, there was destruction of the city’s streets and subways. This was not like the peaceful umbrella protests a few years earlier.
The protesters in 2019 called on President Trump for help and even sang the Star-Spangled Banner at some of their events. Then came COVID and the crackdown on any protests in the tiny country.
Now, sadly the tiny prosperous nation is fully in China’s hands. This year there was only one choice to run the nation. This is communism. This is the end of a free Hong Kong.
Hong Kong was returned to China by Britain in 1997, the 99-year lease having ended. Since 1997 Hong Kong had become a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China.
The system of ‘one country, two systems’, although supposedly intended to continue for a period of 50 years, was destined to end eventually. So, the conversion of Hong Kong to communism is not a surprise.
It is disheartening, however, to see a free country—a city state actually—become communist. What does this mean for the citizens of Hong Kong? Seemingly, a tightening of freedoms and liberties, yes?
Many of us at one time thought that communism was becoming extinct. Obviously, we were wrong.
Many also have exclaimed that Russia is transitioning toward democracy while the U.S. transitions toward communism. At the present time, we can’t say we’ve yet stopped the communization of America.
Final thought, a simple observation and two notes of caution: For those who are concerned the U.S.A. will become like Hong Kong, the response can be made in two words: Second Amendment.
We must not let them take our guns. And just as importantly, we must not be bashful about using our guns to safeguard our freedoms and liberties, and saving Our Republic.
May God and our hard work save America from the intended transition of the democrat-communists among us.
