Can Gibraltar immigrate?

After World War II, a new international order was established and modern colonies were established independently, especially in many areas of Africa, Asia and South America. Many countries became independent and many territories were recovered. The most typical example is 1997 when China regained Hongkong. But Spain's Gibraltar is still in British hands. Why can China recover Hongkong and Spain cannot recover Gibraltar? Why not take it back by force?

As we know, the Strait of Gibraltar is the main waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, and it is also one of the busiest waterways in the world. All the territory of the Strait of Gibraltar is in Spain, but Spain can't control the Strait of Gibraltar. The Strait is in the hands of the British because the British occupied the port of Gibraltar.

1704, the British fleet defeated the Spanish navy and occupied Gibraltar. Since then, the British have been occupying and immigrating here, firmly controlling the navigation in the Strait. After World War II, many countries recovered occupied colonies, such as China, but why hasn't the Spanish recovered Gibraltar? In fact, many people will ask, the port of Gibraltar is so small, and Spain is all behind it. Spain can solve the problem directly by force, drive the British back to the sea, and it can recover Gibraltar easily and happily.

In that case, why hasn't Spain taken action yet? In fact, in 1969, Spain completely blocked Gibraltar, cut off water and electricity, and cut off contact, making the port of Gibraltar an island. The blockade lasted for more than 10 years, and it was not opened until 1982. However, Spain is limited to this and has never dared to solve it by force, mainly because of two points.

First, you can't beat England. Gibraltar is in Europe and under the eyes of the British, so the British can send troops quickly. Britain's national strength is far above that of Spain. Once solved by force, it will be an all-out war with Britain. Argentina recovered the Falklands and Britain went on a direct expedition, not to mention Gibraltar. So Spain has been afraid to move. On one hand, it can't beat it. On the other hand, it has been frightened by Britain in history. Once it fails, Gibraltar will be unable to recover, and it is even more shameful to cede land compensation.

The second reason is that under the current international relations, especially in the case of European integration, if a country regains its territory in Europe by force, it will immediately be isolated by the EU and the West. By that time, Spain will be completely hit. Its own strength may not be restored, but it may be besieged, so it is obviously extremely uneconomical for Spain.

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