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NO WAY TO WIN

Re “The BaTTle foR The

Soul of Hong Kong”

[Aug. 26]: I was born in

1982, the year when Marga-

ret Thatcher met with Deng

Xiaoping in Beijing’s Great

Hall of the People to discuss

the future of Hong Kong. Our

confidence about Commu-

nist rule was lost in 1989 after

the bloody crackdown on the

pro-democracy movement

at Tiananmen Square. Many

Hong Kong people, including

my schoolmates and friends

in church, left and settled

abroad in the U.S. and U.K.

Twenty-two years after the

handover, Hong Kong faces

increasing interference from

Beijing. The battle for Hong

Kong is the battle for the au-

tonomy and freedom guar-

anteed by the principle of

“one country, two systems.”

It will be a big mistake if Chi-

nese leaders think they can

win the hearts of our younger

generation merely by inte-

grating Hong Kong and the

mainland economically.

Lawrence Lau,

hong Kong

KREMLIN IN KENTUCKY

Re “Welcome, comRades”

[Aug. 26]: Craig Bouchard,

the CEO of Braidy Indus-

tries, got his sales pitch all

wrong. Instead of seeking

Russian funding for Braidy’s

aluminum mill project in

Kentucky, he should have

asked all of us to chip in to

save America from ruthless

foreign investors. I’d gladly

put money into protect-

ing the country from oli-

garchs who seek to control

our republic. And for all our

one-percenters , what bet-

ter return on investment

than keeping Russia out

while making a profit and

giving hard-working Ameri-

cans a chance to support

themselves?

Kathleen Costello,

laguna niguel, calif.

This aRTicle Raises The

question of why, when in-

vestment money is crying out

for profitable return, an in-

dustry needs to turn to ques-

tionable sources. The issue

of quisling politicians is sec-

ondary to the inability of the

financial world to back repu-

table firms to build these so-

called greenfield plants, like

the one in Kentucky.

Stephen Shellshear,

BRighTon, ausTRalia

WheRe WeRe The ameRi-

can industry bidders for this

Kentucky plant? Are they too

enamored with cheap Chi-

nese labor, obscene profits,

and to hell with American

workers?

George V. Shalimoff,

seBasTopol, calif.

THE PRINCIPLED COURSE

Re “The BoRdeR cRisis

Needs Humanity, Not Fear”

[Aug. 26]: Please give this ar-

ticle to the American officials

who need to read it. They

may then reinstate U.S. aid to

Honduras, Guatemala and El

Salvador, encouraging their

citizens to remain in their

countries and make a bet-

ter life there. America must

uphold our values and intel-

ligently resolve the migration

situation.

Kay Rolland,

Boulogne-BillancouRT,

fRance

AS SEEN FROM AFAR

issue afTeR issue afTeR

issue, I see TIME covers

about gun violence in the

U.S. [Aug. 19]. There is a lot

of talking and writing done,

but no action taken by legis-

lators. As an American living

abroad, I say, Why do Ameri-

cans just not get it? Why

can’t they look abroad and

see that in countries where

there are no guns, there is

no gun violence? It’s as sim-

ple as that. There is no valid

constitutional right that can

justify growing numbers of

deaths by gunshot. Wake up,

America: you will put a stop

to gun violence only if you

ban guns from the country.

Stop talking—do something.

Stephanie Fechner,

paRis

Re “We have a choice”

[Aug. 19]: Although there is

no guaranteed solution to

stop mass murders, we do

have clear indicators as to

what should be done. One

obvious solution is to ban

private ownership of guns.

To still have the Second

Amendment in your Con-

stitution is inconceivable.

You should set an example

to the world: confiscate and

destroy all guns, without

compensation.

Pieter Eduard Claassen,

sTellenBosch,

souTh afRica

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