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And look at the mess that Russia is; most Chinese don't want to follow that.

Well, I think both Russia and China have a very strong aversion to interference in internal affairs.

Russia and China completely disagree with the international order that was established after World War II, and they're trying to take it apart right before our eyes.

Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want.

The Chinese are good at repression and can be pretty ruthless about it.

So if you look back over the long history of China, they've never tried to take over the world, but they've been quite aggressive in their own neighborhood... in carrying out their own purposes and interests in their sphere of the world.

It would be normal for anybody running a high-profile, politically controversial operation in China to anticipate worst-case scenario, and to do everything possible to guard against them.

So, I think China desperately needs to legitimize some form of opposition.

I visited the Chinese side last year. The Chinese are in a constant state of military readiness. They have all their nuclear weapons in the area, presumably trained on targets across the border.

I foresee the Chinese ruling the world. What are you going to do to stop it? No president of the United States will ever have enough power to stop the Chinese when they want to take over the world.