Realistically though, what could they do? I absolutely agree that this violates Mr. John’s human rights along with the human rights of everyone else who has been jailed under this and other anti-democracy crackdowns, but Hong Kong is Chinese property. That’s not under dispute like Taiwan. It’s an accepted fact. China, unfortunately, has the right to take its semi-autonomous status away from it any time it likes. I don’t want that to happen and I’m sure neither do you, but it is within its rights because Hong Kong is within its territory and has been since the British handed it over.