Such a conversation would include an enumeration of our rights, like free speech and the ability/duty to elect responsible leadership. It might include sharing

Such a conversation would include an enumeration of our rights, like free speech and the ability/duty to elect responsible leadership. It might include sharing videos of peaceful and enduring protestors getting smacked down in Hong Kong, China's attempts to erase the Tiananmen Square massacre from history, and a contemplative review of the course of history in Xinjiang. I'd conclude by asking her to decide which rights might be worth sacrificing a visit to China or defending on our own soil. I'd pick up the Tao Te Ching from my desk, where it lives, and show her Chapter 66. An edit to add: one can also imagine a future where that story involves the emergence of competitive elections and free speech in currently-oppressive nations around the globe.