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I don’t really see how that example is supposed to be that egregious?

“A colony of the UK” vs “under the ruling of a colonial government” are pretty similar.

Given that the basis of the UK’s colonization of Hong Kong was based on a treaty granting it control over the territory for 150 years, after which it was returned to China. The Chinese portrayal seems apt, given that it was a temporary, though long, occupation.



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