If you have not been paying attention, you might want to turn an eye to what is going on in Hong Kong. It is pretty compelling from a political, historical, psychological, sociological, and general human interest standpoint.
We are on the doorstep of celebrating our freedom and the people of Hong Kong are doing what they can to preserve the freedoms they have from a totalitarian bureaucracy. In doing so they are risking their lives (and torture) just as much as our founding fathers did. They know China could execute and torture them without hesitation but they value their freedoms so greatly that they are willing to accept it.
If Hong Kong can fight this out in the public eye, as they have been able to thus far, and beat back the bureaucracy, China is going to have to kick their censorship into overdrive to keep the mainland Chinese from knowing too much. The mainland Chinese have never tasted freedom so they do not know what they are missing out on. However, if Hong Kong sets an example they might start taking similar risks. Our tariffs could also provide some motivation if businesses start heading out of China to Taiwan, Vietnam, etc...
We are on the doorstep of celebrating our freedom and the people of Hong Kong are doing what they can to preserve the freedoms they have from a totalitarian bureaucracy. In doing so they are risking their lives (and torture) just as much as our founding fathers did. They know China could execute and torture them without hesitation but they value their freedoms so greatly that they are willing to accept it.
If Hong Kong can fight this out in the public eye, as they have been able to thus far, and beat back the bureaucracy, China is going to have to kick their censorship into overdrive to keep the mainland Chinese from knowing too much. The mainland Chinese have never tasted freedom so they do not know what they are missing out on. However, if Hong Kong sets an example they might start taking similar risks. Our tariffs could also provide some motivation if businesses start heading out of China to Taiwan, Vietnam, etc...