Honest (albeit provocative) question:  from a political point of view, does it matter?<p>The fact that China is willing arrest any of their own citizens at the behest of the US government is a pretty big deal.  I&#x27;m not sure exactly what it means, but China doesn&#x27;t strike me as the kind of country that&#x27;s especially keen on being the US&#x27;s lapdog.