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Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong

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1456 points pulisse | 1 comments | 07 Oct 19 16:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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Keverw ◴[08 Oct 19 01:53 UTC] No.21187908[source]▶
The whole one China policy has always been confusing to me, but haven't done too much research. Taiwan, Hong Kong and China each have different entry requirements for example for visiting, yet they are supposed to be the same country? I guess it has to do with control after their civil war though, but confusing for people who haven't been following the whole story. They are not separate, yet they are separate is like some sort of double speak.

But the US has some confusing things too going on, like people from American Samoa are considered US nationals but they aren't US Citizens. They still get US passports, but can't vote, etc. I guess they aren't technically citizens of any country then but aren't completely stateless since still considered a national. It's like they aren't really citizens anywhere but are kinda like a half citizen in a way since they still get a passport. John Oliver did a segment on this, https://youtu.be/CesHr99ezWE

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why-oh-why ◴[08 Oct 19 02:22 UTC] No.21188050[source]▶
One country can have various entry requirements for its regions. China’s own Hainan island lets me enter visa-free for 30 days while Mainland China doesn’t.

Same identical country, different rules.

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1. Keverw ◴[08 Oct 19 02:37 UTC] No.21188134[source]▶
Yeah I know I've heard that about Tibet too, has different rules to entering than the rest of China. Then I've heard there's even cities that ban westerns completely, but unsure if that's true.

Just a very odd concept to someone from North America. If you fly to Miami you are allowed to visit New York or Seattle all the way across the country. Same with Canada.

I know Mexico has some odd things like that too though, you can visit border towns or cruise ports but if you want to go so much more inland you need a Visitor Permit called a FMM, or tourist card some refer to it as. Read conflicting amount of miles, seems about 12 miles though in. So seems like if your cruise final departure was in Mexico and you flew back home you might need to worry about it, but a port of call at the beach seems like most wouldn't need it. However read also flights and cruises will also include it with your ticket, but if you were taking a road trip across Mexico you'd for sure need to get one yourself it seems. But seems more like a tax than anything, since not the same as a visa.