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I think looking at Macau is a good example.

They are in the same political and cultural position as Hong Kong: 1 country 2 systems, colonized by a European country, speak Cantonese, etc. but there are no protests in Macau.

Why? The economy is doing well and people there are relatively well off.



Macau actually experienced a big recession while Hong Kong has grown steadily, overtaking the US in GDP per capita. [1]

[1] https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_#...


Right, but even after the big recession, it’s still significantly higher than Hong Kong, almost double.


Macau's position has been solidly pro-Beijing for over 50 years. I wouldn't understate the political differences here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-3_incident

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Macau


Or is it because they can move to Portugal if they want to, thus feel like they have an escape?


Macau passed the national security law.




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