The people in China don't hate us, just like we don't hate the people in China. The politicians use China as a boogie man to do whatever it is they're trying to do (like taking control of cyberspace, for example, "for our own safety"), but China really isn't that bad. We spy on them more than they spy on us. Jobs go there not just because of prophets there - they go because of oppressive taxation here.
Hong Kong is like a nation unto itself. It uses it's own laws and courts. Their courts are like ours. I suppose the whistle blower ran there because of this. He'd at least get a fair trial. China may protect his life where the politicians here in the U.S. would take it from him in order to silence him.
Think about it. Who's really the more oppressed people? Our government is now extremely oppressive. What can we eat? What can we say? where can we accumulate? What can we buy? What can we drive? What can we sell? How do we get medical care? What do our children learn in school? Where can we pray? Gotta check the regulations! Gotta check the laws! Gotta pay the fees!Gotta pay the fines!
I would say we are not as opressed as China but I do remember Obama was so impressed with how China runs things that he said they were a good example. (I think he was talking about the buildings and infrastructure that they build in 3 days and falls apart or is torn down a year later) He probably wishes he could do the forced abortions and shooting political dissidents thing.