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Originally Posted by Agentorange
Most colonial countries had to give up their colonial territory at some point, that's just the way it goes.
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Not always, not if the people of the colony want to stay subjects of the colonial power. One such example is the people of the Falkland Islands.
However, the will of the people does not always count. If a referendum would have been held in Hong Kong, most people would probably have preferred to stay under UK rule instead of being transferred to the People's Republic of China, but China was allowed to take over anyway.