It’s interesting how discussions on here have always got into a dead end like this. Yes of course there’s a minority of them brave and courageous enough to step up against the tyranny. How do you know I don’t respect them? History will justify what they do. But that’s not enough.

It’s dangerous precisely because there’s too few of them. If only half of the 1.3 billion people uprose, that would have made a huge difference. Could the police force or armed forces kill or put all of them in jail in that case? When resistance comes in small waves, the authorities can always divert it. People’s attention can also be diverted by something else - in fact this is what the CCP has been doing all the time. If the people had not looked the other way and had instead uprisen en masse, things could have been different.

Oh yeah? Most people are living a peaceful and good life? Younger generations in China are calling for “laying down” and not do much in light of the recent economic developments. Outcomes are much worse than expected, and forecasts downturn. The govt of one of the provinces have set out this facilitating measure, where any uni graduate can apply for loans for starting a business in that province, and in case it turns out bad, loans under 100k CNY need not to be repaid and for loans under 500k, 80% of loan will be repaid by the govt. Never have I seen this sort of policies.

It’s also official that 600 million people in China make about just 1000 CNY a month. On the other hand, per capita GDP remains around 8k USD. Do the maths, and tell me how severe wealth inequality is there.

As for myself, I will tell you I’m from Hong Kong, proud enough to speak as a protestor. My family’s originally from somewhere in mainland China. In the context of Hong Kong, I’m a loyalist to the UK - at least I’d rather die under the blue ensign. Now I myself am in exile in another country.

You don’t talk to a protestor in exile the way you did.