Hong Kong was leased from China and handed back when the lease expired.
Just business.
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Hong Kong was leased from China and handed back when the lease expired.
Just business.
Very good ORF there was no choice in it. Thats why its always great to have a discussion with you. See how many of these over look the obvious!!!
So what you're saying is then, the Spanish Conquistadors ethnically cleansed any native population, colonised it and made Spanish the native language? OQuote:
Originally Posted by Trickytreesreds
[quote="Rattea"]Very good ORF there was no choice in it. Thats why its always great to have a discussion with you. See how many of these over look the obvious!!!
So what you're saying is then, the Spanish Conquistadors ethnically cleansed any native population, coloniseQuote:
Originally Posted by Trickytreesreds
Also, China were forced to lease Hong Kong under duress after they lost the first opium war.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldRamsFan
Is there not a better case for handing Gibraltar back to the Spanish? How would we feel if the French, for example, occupied Lands End? I know some jokers will say they don't care much about Lands End but, how would we all feel about a foreign power claiming sovereignty over part of mainland Britain?
Also, China were forced to lease Hong Kong under duress after they lost the first opium war.Quote:
Originally Posted by tamworthram
Is there not a better case for handing Gibraltar back to the Spanish? How would we feel if the French, for example, occupied Lands End? I know some jokers will say they don't care much about Lands End but, how would we all feel about a foreign power claiming sovereignty over part of mainland Britain?[/quote]
So where does it end Tamworth?
Most territories occupied in any part of the world, was attained by military conquest.
What would you do with the Falkland Islanders, the Gibraltans, The Spanish in Morocco or the Canaries?
How about the native American Indians in the good old US of A?
Should Israelis be booted into the Mediterranean sea?
Gibralter is no different, as the Spanish in Morocco.
Let's
So Hong Kong was handed back to the chinese ... whats the difference. Oh yeah China has a bigger army and much more economical clout ...!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rattea
So by your logic then Rapid why have we put sanctions on Russia over the Crimea???[/quote]
I didn't mention china. what are you on about?
once again changing the subject with diversion tactics.
so lets be clear on this, you believe that despite being in a democracy we should ignore 99.8% of the falklands population?
So Hong Kong was handed back to the chinese ... whats the difference. Oh yeah China has a bigger army and much more economical clout ...!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rapid
So by your logic then Rapid why have we put sanctions on Russia over the Crimea???[/quote]
I didn't mention china. what are you on about?
once again changing the subject with diversion tactics.
so lets be clear on this, you believe that despite being in a democracy we should ignore 99.8% of the falklands population?[/quote]
Rapid, he's fishing for a bite and hoped to get flawed arguments coming his way to try and point score.
He failed and has been exposed as a failure as well.
QED
Also, China were forced to lease Hong Kong under duress after they lost the first opium war.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trickytreesreds
Is there not a better case for handing Gibraltar back to the Spanish? How would we feel if the French, for example, occupied Lands End? I know some jokers will say they don't care much about Lands End but, how would we all feel about a foreign power claiming sovereignty over part of mainland Britain?[/quote]
So where does it end Tamworth?
Most territories occupied in any part of the world, was attained by military conquest.
What would you do with the Falkland Islanders, the Gibraltans, The Spanish in Morocco or the Canaries?
How about the native American Indians in the good old US of A?
Should Israelis be booted into the Mediterranean sea?
Gibralte
If they are at the very tip of the southern hempishere near to the Antartic the must be British. How could they be anything other than British. Those Argentinians must be mad.
You forgot Chile, have they got a claim?
Should the Japanese, own Midway?