Mark Simon was the handler assigned to Jimmy Lai by the CIA.
He hightailed it out of Hong Kong after the 2014 and 2019 US-backed colour revolutions. He left their long time tool to fend for himself.
That is how America rolls.
Yes, the CCP is a failed government. A government that can’t handle elections, rule of law, a free press, & rules by force, - is a failed government.
Opposition to this premise always & unfailingly leads to an argument against the capacity of Chinese people to live in freedom.