I mentioned it the other day in another thread about Tibet where the discussion of political prisoners came up... and it seems relevant here too. Why does the

I mentioned it the other day in another thread about Tibet where the discussion of political prisoners came up... and it seems relevant here too. Why does the CCP seem so restrained when it comes to dealing with those that they see as posing a threat. I'm not defending the CCP's actions or tactics, but surely it would be easier for them to cut to the chase and just "get rid" of those that they consider a serious threat or liability to their existence? We've seen plenty of examples of similar situations where Russia, North Korea, etc... employs a quick and cut-throat approach to foreign nationals/individuals that they identify as a threat. For the excerpt it's clear that they're willing to kill this individual... why create such risk and exposure for themselves with this drawn-out, ambiguous dubious plot?