> I tend to believe whatever a serious official document says. [...] and is misleading if no further new evidence is provided.
OK, so you accept it but reject it. OK. In case you're interested, if you'd followed the link you'd have seen this
"In it, Zhou says Beijing would regard allowing Hong Kong’s people to govern themselves as a “very unfriendly act,” says Cantlie. Not long thereafter, in 1960, Liao Chengzhi, China’s director of “overseas Chinese affairs,” told Hong Kong union representatives that China’s leaders would “not hesitate to take positive action to have Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories liberated” if the Brits allowed self-governance:"
and also the original typewritten docs https://qz.com/279013/the-secret-history-of-hong-kongs-still... faded but readable.
> I can’t follow your logic from this analogy to these weird conclusions
It wasn't a conclusion, only questions. I just didn't understand what you're saying. I still don't. I was just asking for clarification.
> and proactively impose sanctions against mainland
As someone aware of british abuses of power (opium war etc) and like to know more, would you be kind enough to link to something showing that china had sanctions imposed on it by the UK at the time. I did some googling but found nothing (probably looking in the wrong place).
OK, so you accept it but reject it. OK. In case you're interested, if you'd followed the link you'd have seen this
"In it, Zhou says Beijing would regard allowing Hong Kong’s people to govern themselves as a “very unfriendly act,” says Cantlie. Not long thereafter, in 1960, Liao Chengzhi, China’s director of “overseas Chinese affairs,” told Hong Kong union representatives that China’s leaders would “not hesitate to take positive action to have Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories liberated” if the Brits allowed self-governance:"
and also the original typewritten docs https://qz.com/279013/the-secret-history-of-hong-kongs-still... faded but readable.
> I can’t follow your logic from this analogy to these weird conclusions
It wasn't a conclusion, only questions. I just didn't understand what you're saying. I still don't. I was just asking for clarification.
> and proactively impose sanctions against mainland
As someone aware of british abuses of power (opium war etc) and like to know more, would you be kind enough to link to something showing that china had sanctions imposed on it by the UK at the time. I did some googling but found nothing (probably looking in the wrong place).