Communist Take-over Hong Kong Why would a communist country want to have a capitalist country? Well I think it is because Hong Kong has a lot of money, because they are one of the major trade centers of the world. Another reason is that Hong Kong was a part of China until 1842 when the British defeated China in the first Opium War and took possession of Hong Kong. In this report I will be talking …showed first 75 words of 977 total…

…showed last 75 words of 977 total…defeating China in the first opium war. During the 156 years of British control, the Chinese looked at it as a period of disgrace. But I think the real question is who would be better for the sake of the people of Hong Kong, for the sake of the world and one of the biggest trading centers in it. So if you were Hong Kong, who would you want controlling your country, China or Great Britain?