"I also talked to a few Chinese expatriates who had left the country for the U.S. and met with the delegation. They only wanted to publish their first names because they were worried about making critical comments of the government publicly."<p>This cuts to the heart of the problem right here. We often take it for granted in the US (and in other similarly structured socieities as well) that we can be critical of the government and not face retribution. Heck, there are people who make entire careers out of it. In open societies we have vigorous debates about how to structure rules and regulations (i.e. "net neutrality"). Markets require that sort of public debate so investors and companies can make informed decisions.