throwaway1997

This becomes part of the problem. China has tried to merge the concept of the country, the people and the government into one homogeneous thing. Now any criticism of the regime is considered "racist"?

Thanks dang. I will cease to use this throwaway account and therefore no longer speak about China truthfully due to safety concerns.

So "main" is also problematic now? I thought that was the replacement for git's master branch?

Tiktok is just a rebranded version of the app called 抖音 (Douyin). It's made in China

Ah yes, telling China not to abuse human rights is "bullying" now

This is because Article 18 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong allows China to promulgate certain laws related to national security. Taiwan doesn't have this.

The Central Government did have the authority under Article 18 of the basic law. Let's not kid ourselves here.

This is hidden whataboutism. The 1967 riots had gotten out of control and the rioters were killing people on a regular basis. This has not happened during the 2019-20 protests.

The new National Security Law actually contradicts the Basic Law (our Constitution) in many ways but the NSA explicitly overrides the Basic Law.