
Well, I wouldn't call it fear, but I think we need to be wary of the main narrative from Beijing, which is "democracy only leads to infighting." Because in Taiwan, for example, we have more than 20 national languages. We're the second most religiously diverse on the planet. And the more highly educated you are, the more likely you practice spirituality. And this kind of in-person, IRL, connections made our society very resilient. Even though we may disagree with each other politically, that does not tear us apart in our families, in our churches, in our temples, so on and so forth.