Ben Cardin actually said...

this government, as it is currently structured in China, is--this is their nature, is to control, to be authoritarian.

Hong Kong's special status in economic power in large part depends on an open relationship with the United States.

this does not leave me hopeful that this is a government that, at any point in the near future, is going to be more open and more accommodat...

I think actions are also important. And we are concerned about how the protesters are going to be treated.