> I'm curious, do you think the Chinese people have been so brainwashed that they are incapable of considering the U.S. as a beacon of hope? I think Chinese pe

> I'm curious, do you think the Chinese people have been so brainwashed that they are incapable of considering the U.S. as a beacon of hope? I think Chinese people who think of free countries where they'd rather be are more likely to have in mind Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, Japan or other Asian countries than the US. > The only interest America has in Hong Kong is purely financial. Yes. This article doesn't even refer to the people of Hong Kong as people, simply as assets for the US to exploit. > We've not done much to support democracy and freedom over there. I think there's a tendency for people to forget, or simply disregard, that Hong Kong is part of China. Should China be doing more to support democracy and freedom (independence) in, say, Puerto Rico?