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0 pointschatmasta7y ago0 comments

Couldn’t you say the same about any pair of counties without an extradition treaty? If an American flees to Russia, he’s “above the law” in America, for example.

What makes HK so special that they must have an extradition treaty with China?

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NotPaidToPost7y ago· 4 in thread

> What makes HK so special that they must have an extradition treaty with China?

Apart from being a Chinese territory?

chatmastaOP7y ago

Hong Kong and China are separate legal jurisdictions, which seems to be the relevant distinction when considering extradition laws.

It’s a bit reductive to describe Hong Kong as a “Chinese territory.”

What do you think would happen if China attempted to forcefully annex Hong Kong?

NotPaidToPost7y ago

How would you proceed to "annex" your own territory?

HK is not Crimea (mentioned by someone else), it is Chinese but enjoys a high degree of autonomy until 2047.

DiogenesKynikos7y ago

China annexed Hong Kong in 1997.

alasdair_7y ago

>What do you think would happen if China attempted to forcefully annex Hong Kong?

Lots of social media posts. Little action. Just like the Crimea.

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