Editing One country, two systems (section)

==Comparison to status of Tibet==
Jiang (2008) notes that the concept of "one country, two systems" is based on the [[Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet]] signed in 1951, and that its mechanism is similar to how the Qing emperor integrated new territories it had conquered by permitting local elites in these regions to continue to enjoy power for a time and to exercise autonomy without apparently threatening distinct local customs. As the concept was merely a "tactical and transitional arrangement", a point of view argues that the territory of Hong Kong will gradually experience the same fate as Tibet since 1959 – forced assimilation and tight direct control by the central government. Over time, full assimilation, and abolition of local autonomy, would take place in a manner "illustrative of a similar Chinese imperial expansionist mentalité".<ref name=japanfocus>Hung, Ho-fung. [http://japanfocus.org/site/view/4207 "Three Views of Local Consciousness in Hong Kong"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224071023/http://japanfocus.org/site/view/4207 |date=24 February 2015 }}. ''The Asia-Pacific Journal'', Vol. 12; Issue 44, No. 1; 3 November 2014.</ref>

The [[14th Dalai Lama]]'s 2005 proposal for "high-level autonomy" for [[Tibet]], evolved from a position of advocating Tibetan independence, has been compared to "one country, two systems". He has said that his proposals should be acceptable to China because "one country, two systems" is accommodated for in the Chinese Constitution. State media rejected this claim, pointing out that "one country, two systems" was designed for the capitalist social systems of Hong Kong and Macau, which had never existed in Tibet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/zt/zgxz/t265334.htm|title="One country, two systems" not possible for Tibet|date=28 July 2006|access-date=24 August 2010|work=China Tibet Information Center|publisher=Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710091113/http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/zt/zgxz/t265334.htm|archive-date=10 July 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Dalai Lama mentioned again that the [[Seventeen Point Agreement]] was signed in the spirit of "one country, two systems".<ref>[https://www.dalailama.com/news/2012/his-holiness-speaks-to-chinese-students-in-rochester-mn/amp  His Holiness speaks to Chinese students in Rochester, MN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205141532/https://www.dalailama.com/news/2012/his-holiness-speaks-to-chinese-students-in-rochester-mn/amp |date=5 February 2021 }} April 23, 2012</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrXhE0RFtXg?t=698 Dalai Lama Speaks to Chinese Students in MN (1 of 3)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619101806/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrXhE0RFtXg%3Ft%3D698 |date=19 June 2022 }} May 5, 2012</ref>