> For the past 10 days we have been hearing non-stop reports of the infamous extradition process that will drag on for 10-15 years in HK Have we? I didn't read

> For the past 10 days we have been hearing non-stop reports of the infamous extradition process that will drag on for 10-15 years in HK Have we? I didn't read those. I also didn't expect HK to grant asylum and I don't think there's any precedent for a US citizen seeking asylum in or being extradited (or not) from HK. HK's track record with asylum seekers isn't that great (around 10% are granted asylum) and the bulk of those cases involve people from the region. HK doesn't have its own laws in place regarding asylum seekers and instead defers to the UNHRC for those decisions. Did Snowden leave HK because they asked him to? I don't think there's any evidence of that. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) What they did do is refuse to arrest him at the request of the US and refuse to treat him like anything other than an American tourist. I'd say they did all that could be expected of them. > Snowden put HK in a very tough position this is literally the best way they could get the US off their backs. I think you might be overestimating how much HK & China care about what the US wants. The US isn't in a position to dictate policy to Beijing.