An invasion of HK might have an adverse effect on everything surrounding this 7 million territory. BC
by Bruce Gilley 02 SEP 2019 A giant Asian state with a potent anti-Western identity. A European colonial enclave on its periphery. Growing agitation from the Asian giant to bring the enclave into line. After a few months of threat, an invasion. The West does nothing. Hong Kong in 2019? Maybe. The scenario did occur in India's subjugation of the Portuguese territory of Goa in 1961. It holds lessons for policy makers today. The most important: standing on the sidelines and enjoining both sides to work out their differences is an invitation to conquest. The time for the West to deter nationalist aggression by China against Hong Kong is before the situation escalates. *******************************
