[p9264throw]

This makes me wonder, how does the CIA decide which governments to target?

We know of their involvements in Central and South America, along with the Middle East. Wouldn’t this be a great opportunity for them to get involved?

[CharlesColeman]

Just to be clear: the HK protests are a legitimate, organic protest movement, and the allegations of CIA involvement are lies meant to discredit them. The protesters are actually getting their material support from older Hongkonger sympathizers, not foreigners: https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-dont-have-to-face-it-alone-...

> Wouldn’t this be a great opportunity for them to get involved?

There's no opportunity for their involvement. How, exactly would they get involved anyway? Direct CIA involvement would be counterproductive and against any goal they may have, since the protests are organically strong on their own and the CIA could only weaken them.

[blacksmith_tb]

Presumably part of their calculation is "can we interfere without consequences" which I don't think we would say is the case with the PRC. That said, the US and PRC do seem to be doing a fair amount of cyberwarfare against one another, so maybe it isn't a foregone conclusion.