> I'm pretty sure if you lived in Taiwan you would think very differently. This is precisely the point - it matters who the powerful people in your region are.

> I'm pretty sure if you lived in Taiwan you would think very differently. This is precisely the point - it matters who the powerful people in your region are. For an American, the Chinese government has little ability and not much interest in persecuting people on the other side of the globe. The US government has lots of ability and moderate interest.