tuna108 wrote:Wumao?
I would not jump into this conclusion just yet, but I would be quite curious on how Puerto Rico's issue affect whether American people to care about Hong Kong or not.

If people is curious on why Hong Kong is receiving more concern than anywhere else (like Indonesia, Iraq, Ecuador and now Catalonia, Lebanon and Chile), there are some of the reasons:
1) Hong Kong is one of the most wealthy district/city/region, per capita GDP is now at top ten of the world;
2) Stock market is at top seven of the world, so lots of money flowing around
3) But much more importantly, it is the Window of China, and to have one country two system under a totalitarian rule, and a 50-year promise between China and UK, there will always be a spotlight over here
4) And there is the myth on how Hong Kong democratic movement, may eventually affect mainland, but it is clearly moving on the opposite side
5) To see how PRC treats its own people in HK and also Xinjiang, would make people wonder what they will do to other countries when they want that global influence. The Earth may not afford two United States, but the same may also be true that the Earth cannot afford a worse version of United States to be the superpower.