Category: International
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1215: How Britain and China Diverged in Their Paths
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To understand what has happened to Canada and Hong Kong, we need to trace back to 1215, a milestone in history that shaped British Christianity and medieval China in very different ways. In England, King John, under pressure from his barons, sealed the Magna Carta (the Great Charter) at Runnymede.…
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1982: Canada vs Hong Kong
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The year 1982 marked a critical turning point for two British colonies, Canada and Hong Kong, which, at the time, represented opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of size—Canada was the largest British colony by landmass, while Hong Kong was the smallest. Canada had already established itself as a…