The 'government' is not an independent actor - its soft power. And its especially soft in US. This whole thing with 'executive power', look at me I am doing things - its all smoke and mirrors.
Obama promised to end wars close down Guantanamo bay and in the ended up keeping up all war campaigns and on top of that he started droning people around the world.
The 'big boys' of the industry have enough fingers in the pie(s) to have their say in things that would affect them.
And independence of Taiwan is definitely one.
> Hong Kong fell without a peep from the U.S.
Because it was mostly Chinese businessmen window to the world, is fall of independent HK really that big of a deal for US or UK?
Obama promised to end wars close down Guantanamo bay and in the ended up keeping up all war campaigns and on top of that he started droning people around the world.
The 'big boys' of the industry have enough fingers in the pie(s) to have their say in things that would affect them.
And independence of Taiwan is definitely one.
> Hong Kong fell without a peep from the U.S.
Because it was mostly Chinese businessmen window to the world, is fall of independent HK really that big of a deal for US or UK?