In this sense, Hong Kong is locked in a vicious circle – and it is up to China’s government to break it. The fact is that Hong Kong’s citizens understand that they need China, and they have no interest in subverting the central government – nor do they have the power to do so.
从这个角度讲，香港陷入了恶性循环——需要中国政府来打破它。事实上，香港公民明白他们需要中国，明白推翻中央政府并不符合他们的利益——他们也没有能力这样做。他们的民主要求无非是为了更好的治理。他们相信自由公正的选举最有可能产生能力胜任的领导人——比如中国的前对手、在香港有口皆碑的彭定康。