of the quote kissinger on kissinger 's in the store. as the former ambassador to the people's republic of china, could you comment on the situation right? ambassador lord: as it relates to china? >> in the current situation in hong kong. ambassador lord: hong kong, excuse me. i think the hong kong demonstrations are, on the one hand, extremely hopeful and a bright spot on the horizon, but also makes one extremely apprehensive. after thee birth -- berlin wall fell democracies were returning to democratic regimes and it looked like the end of history. we got to confident about it. the last 10 years, particularly the last few years, we have gone in the rivers. whether it is china getting regressive, putin, hungary, , and othersi arabia , nationalism is on the rise. i do not think that is permanent, but it is depressing. we have seen a few flickers lately around the world that maybe somewhat of a comeback. people who want freedom have not given up. hungary,t in turkey, even the soviet union. hong kong is the most dramatic example. it is about other issues as well. essentially hong kong wants to be hong kong and not another chinese city. th