civil society in Hong Kong is much more resilient than we thought. And also in this time of debate, it comes to the forefront is that there's some huge constraint on what Beijing can do in cracking down on Hong Kong. That is the Hong Kong special trading status as recognized by the US and international community that serve China very well. Patukin, this current trade war situation that if China crackdown harder on Hong Kong to trigger a kind of withdrawal of international recognition of Hong Kong as a special trading territory and a special custom territory separate from mainland China, then Chinese financial interest is going to be hurt. Well, that's the thing because China has capital controls. Hong Kong is very important as a financial center for the Chinese elite in particular who look to get their money out. And also Hong Kong's special status as a custom territory separate from mainland China. For example, Chinese company, if they want to invest in infrastructure in Australia, in (27/39)
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