lol..USA can take over hundreds of countries with these logic..but explain why China should take over HK???or is it China's mania to take over neighbours???looks like your educated logic failed..
USA takes hundreds of countries only in your hallucinations.
Now let me educate you a little bit of history – I know your India has broken history, but not here, it is a continuum. Please see the following...
hostile takeover wasn't an option in HK case. just like it isn't an option in Taiwan's case. the "wise" CPC knows that
It won’t hurt to educate yourself a little bit more:
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Hong Kong's territory was acquired from three separate treaties: the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, the Treaty of Beijing in 1860, and The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory in 1898, which gave the UK the control of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon (area south of Boundary Street), and the New Territories (area north of Boundary Street and south of the Shenzhen River, and outlying islands), respectively. Although Hong Kong Island and Kowloon had been ceded to the United Kingdom in perpetuity, the control on the New Territories was a 99-year lease. The finite nature of the 99-year lease did not hinder Hong Kong's development as the New Territories were combined as a part of Hong Kong. By 1997, it was impractical to separate the three territories and only return the New Territories. In addition, with the scarcity of land and natural resources in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, the New Territories were being developed with large-scale infrastructures and other developments, with the break-even day lying well past 30 June 1997. Thus, the status of the New Territories after the expiry of the 99-year lease became important
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Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thus, if Brits did not transfer HK, Kowloon that were looted from China in Opium War when Indian slaves helped Brits master greatly in their atrocity, HK and Kowloon won't survive.
The Wiki depicts it in an economical sense. Military wise, British can't hold HK as they did in Falkland Islands as the Brits know well that China is not Argentina, PLA not Argentina sh!tty soldiers, thanks to the bitter lessons learnt by Brits in Korea War. LOL!
Pretty sure China would take over whatever Brits grabbed from it, including South Tibet, sooner or later...
Dude, don't think greedy Brits would give up things easily.