Wrong. He never defected to China. He travelled to Hong Kong to share the info with journalists and went from there to Russia. And it was absolutely his place

Wrong. He never defected to China. He travelled to Hong Kong to share the info with journalists and went from there to Russia. And it was absolutely his place to do that, just as it's everyone's place to protect democracy and do what is right. Can you suggest how the system itself would have otherwise disclosed those abuses? He doesn't need your forgiveness, but he deserves your appreciation.