The current political re-engineering in Hong Kong ¡ª called the ¡°Second Handover¡± by some ¡ª is following a script reminiscent of the happenings in Tibet in 1959. Per Beijing¡¯s official accounts, both the ¡°1959 Tibet Rebellion¡± and the ¡°2019 Hong Kong riots¡± were flashpoints triggering the end of these region¡¯s distinct ways of life under their respective autonomous frameworks.
If the histories of the two territories under Chinese rule are compared, a pattern emerges illustrating Beijing¡¯s consistent strategy of handling frontier regions since the 1950s.
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