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If China is behind this, then they are committing a horrible crime that no free society can stand for, and the entire western world must band together to fight this menace.

If the US government is behind this, the best thing to do is form a commission to prove that no wrong doing has been done, and make sure these two "researchers" are punished as severely as extra-legally possible.

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I know you're being sarcastic, but it's upsetting that people are capable of having this attitude. There is no excuse that can ameliorate this behavior in the name of democracy or any other alleged moral acumen the propaganda machine spits out. It strictly amoral to attack freedom of the press, which is why we have so many protections in place, whether genuine or artificial, to prevent just that.

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