• DarkCloud@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Similar to what happened in Hong Kong a few years back when the CCP introduced metal telephone poles chock full of monitoring equipment and cameras.

    • Butterpaderp@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      Offtopic, but it’s sad how all discussion about Hong Kong just slipped away into the void. I think this is the first time I’ve seen it mentioned in almost a year.

      One of my friends just didn’t even remember it happening, he thought I was making it up at first.

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        10 hours ago

        It’s sad, but I don’t think there’s much else that can be done. I guess it’s all running how the CCP wants it now? (Or are there still protests we just don’t hear about?)

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          4 hours ago

          Beijing inserted candidates into the local elections, won power and passed sweeping National Security laws which allowed for mass arrests and the breaking up of pro-democracy institutions. The key people in the movement were jailed. New laws, mass arrests and detainment effectively ended protests.

          TL;DR: it was crushed.