] "Taiwan's situation differs from that of Hong Kong in
] precisely this manner -- that if the government is seen
] by the people of Taiwan to be using its powers in a
] heavy-handed manner, those people have the right to boot
] that government out of office. The people of Hong Kong do
] not have that right. Taiwan's government is answerable to
] the people of Taiwan. Hong Kong's government is
] answerable to fewer than a dozen men in Beijing. And
] that's it, really... All you have to know is that the
] Taiwan legislation is made within a political system
] where the governed can, if they wish, force change upon
] those who govern them. The Hong Kong legislation isn't."

Hong Kong is about to pass a law that would make certain forms of peaceful protest serious crimes (life inprisonment) and that would make it illegal to associate with forgieners for political reasons.

There are many articles out there on this; I pick this article because of the many paradoxes it represents.

16,000 people marching in support of restrictions to their right to march for things. The fact that this represents a democratic discourse in an un-democratic land. A democratic land in which a democratic government creates similar restrictions, arguing that its ok because they are a democracy. The fact that I agree, and feel like its ok for Taipei the prevent financial influence from China, but its not ok for Hong Kong to prevent intellectual influence from me.