The Chinese government openly blames the US on these "riots". Their propaganda machine frames the protestor as western manipulation to hold back China. If the U

The Chinese government openly blames the US on these "riots". Their propaganda machine frames the protestor as western manipulation to hold back China. If the US grants HK protestor asylum, that would create more fodder. There are a few student protestor who were back home in HK over the summer and came back to the US to continue their graduate program. They are the poster child for the Chinese government on how the US sends people to HK, stir up trouble and then give them protection. They are labeled as cowards for abandoning HK and how they themselves do not believe in the movement because they fled. The Chinese media airs this to discredit the protestor and remove support. IMHO at this stage, it would cause more harm than benefit to their cause.