00:00What if Hong Kong declared independence? Hong Kong was once a colony of the United Kingdom
00:04until it was returned to China in 1997. Since then, the people of Hong Kong have demanded
00:10greater autonomy while China has pushed for closer integration. However, if Hong Kong simply declared
00:16independence, it would be crushed by China within days. So, in order to survive, Hong Kong would
00:22come up with a plan. It would expose corruption among Chinese politicians and secretly support
00:28pro-democracy activists. Soon, protests would erupt across China. The plan would work a little too
00:34well, and China would descend into a civil war. Hong Kong would use this opportunity to declare
00:39independence, and since China would be distracted, it would actually succeed. Several countries would
00:45recognize Hong Kong, allowing it to survive for a few years. But once the civil war ended,
00:51China would quickly return and bring Hong Kong back under its control.
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