Free association with ex-CIA director / head of state department during period of extreme Sino-US tensions? So much so that their meeting was posted on state de

Free association with ex-CIA director / head of state department during period of extreme Sino-US tensions? So much so that their meeting was posted on state department website implying it affected foreign policy decision making. Ditto with HK lawmakers who coordinated with US to impose sanctions on HK. PRC under One Country has full authority over foreign policy. So no, not free association, treason. Incidentally these people were sensibly prosecuted at first available opportunity. >What is so bad about foreign influence that it must be crushed? Read the foreign policy series on how PRC was thoroughly infiltrated by CIA thanks to NGOs. See how HK is spy capital of Asia - there's a reason US HK consulate employs over 1,000+. An situation that was made possible because HK refused to pass NSL and thought it could exist in an national security state of exception. That kind of foreign influence gets crushed anywhere.