Hong Kong – David and Goliath standoff

 

Hong Kong demonstrators show no signs of letting up and appear to have strong support from the population concerned about Xi Jinping’s increasingly authoritarian rule. More than a million people have been interned in re-education camps in China, prominent figures disappear supposedly because of an anti-corruption drive, HK booksellers were kidnapped and detained on the mainland, free speech is increasingly restricted and civil rights lawyers imprisoned. In general, Xi has turned the clock backwards politically towards a Mao-ist thuggishness. So no surprises that Hong Kong which was promised ‘one country, two systems’ lasting till 2047 has decided it’s time to take a stand.

Chinese troops have appeared to help clear the roads but there’s obviously fear that another Tiananmen Square could provoke an international backlash and turning armed forces against the demonstrators could send Hong Kong into a long-term insurrection, like Belfast in the 1970s or Algiers in the 1950s.

When Xi Jinping took over in 2013 tr Pluto was just into the China 12th house for a decade of behind-the-scenes dirty dealing and power play; with tr Saturn heading upwards through the China 9th house towards the peak. That latter comes to an end in 2021 as tr Saturn heads across the China Ascendant into a lower profile first quadrant for several years. With tr Pluto crossing the Ascendant from 2026 onwards as the start of a radical makeover of China’s reputation and image. So China won’t continue on this trajectory for too many more years.

Xi Jinping’s 2nd Term chart, 24 October 2017 12.30pm Beijing has been on an over-confident high with the Solar Arc Sun conjunct Jupiter but is heading into more troubled times. Tr Uranus opposes the Midheaven at 9 degrees Scorpio from mid 2020 onwards for a significant change of direction, perhaps a forced change, with domestic unrest following for several years thereafter with tr Uranus moving through the 4th; and tr Neptune square the Term Moon and then Saturn from 2020 through till 2021/2 which suggests sagging popularity and a discontented population. Plus a major wobble in 2021/22 with tr Pluto square the Uranus which is often when rulers are at their most vulnerable to being toppled.

From a previous post on Hong Kong: July 29 2019:

For the first time there has been official Chinese Government condemnation of the civil unrest in Hong Kong. There have been eight consecutive weekends of anti-government protests with violent clashes on Sunday as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters. And criminal Triads recently joined in to attack the demonstrators as well, presumably paid for by those on the side of the government.

The Hong Kong 1997 chart sits very awkwardly with the China chart with the HK Uranus on the China Ascendant and conjunct the China Moon; and the HK Sun conjunct the China Uranus; with the HK Moon square Jupiter in hard-aspect to China’s aggressive Mars Pluto; and last but not least the HK wants-control Pluto is in the China 10th house – so a tinderbox chemistry with the fledgling HK determined right reason or none to fight the dragon.

The relationship chart between HK and China does show this year (and last) as triggers for rebellion with tr Pluto square the composite Uranus; with insecurity and bad-tempered outbursts from mid-2020 through 2021, and Neptunian sinkers thereafter. Interestingly at the moment tr Uranus squares the composite Jupiter from which one might expect relief from tension but it clearly has the opposite effect of a struggle for freedom. That repeats in early 2020.

On the Hong Kong chart itself tr Uranus will continue to tug at the Venus opposition Uranus through this year and next with the next major hiccup late December and January 2020 when there may be a change of direction as tr Uranus trines the MC as well. Later in 2020 there’s a dashed-hopes Solar Arc Neptune conjunct the HK Jupiter.

There seems little possibility of the Chinese dragon changing its spots and Xi Jinping’s Administration chart is looking fairly successful and confident this year so he’s less likely to cave in. It’ll be 2022 before his reign makes a radical change of direction.

And Carrie Lam, the pro-Beijing HK leader still in place, started her rule under a Sun Mars in Cancer opposition Pluto square Jupiter – so is acclimatised to risk and challenge – just as well since she’ll have a few more of these before this year is out. The December Capricorn Solar Eclipse will fall close to the HK Midheaven which does suggest that will be a critical turning point.

 

3 thoughts on “Hong Kong – David and Goliath standoff

  1. Desperate times in Hong Kong. Let’s see what happens with the US Congress and its support for HK. This could set off quite a few ripples for the USA, trade and finance in 2020.

  2. I assume Chinese-based astrologers are telling President Xi the same thing? Did China seriously anticipate a peasceful transition from the HK populace? All those years of freedoms suddenly locked away forever.

    • What’s astonishing is that a good part of protestors is born AFTER 1997. This may sound wild, but my assertion is that these protests happen mainly because young Hong Kong residents are immensely more fluid in English than their “mainland” counterparts. I think Chinese government is doing all they can to keep the language skills of even educated professionals at a minimum level acceptable. This means Hong Kong teenagers have access to not only news, but cultural content mainland Chinese know nothing about. Simply being able to follow conversations by many foreign residents in Hong Kong might give them a different window to the World than, let’s say, even professionals in Shanghai.

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