Reinhard Bütikofer<p>What a <a href="https://respublicae.eu/tags/foolish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foolish</span></a> question from <a href="https://respublicae.eu/tags/SCMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCMP</span></a>! How could <a href="https://respublicae.eu/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HongKong</span></a> possibly be weakened by having one <a href="https://respublicae.eu/tags/CPPCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPPCC</span></a> vice-chair less than before? Hong Kong is under much directer controll by the party center. What more strength might Hong Kongers seek? <br>(Sarcasm off.) <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://southchinamorningpost.cmail20.com/t/t-l-fhtjtdk-yhdkmiudd-p/&source=gmail&ust=1678799296101000&usg=AOvVaw021APthXemnOeQuSRX8Zcp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">google.com/url?q=https://south</span><span class="invisible">chinamorningpost.cmail20.com/t/t-l-fhtjtdk-yhdkmiudd-p/&source=gmail&ust=1678799296101000&usg=AOvVaw021APthXemnOeQuSRX8Zcp</span></a></p><p> 🐦🔗: <a href="https://n.respublicae.eu/bueti/status/1635302892239454209" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">n.respublicae.eu/bueti/status/</span><span class="invisible">1635302892239454209</span></a></p>