If she does not go, Beijing will have taken the measure of another American White House and found it to be more bark than bite.
Plus, how Xi Jinping used the visit to advance his own agenda.
The Russian pro-democracy leader was sentenced to 15 days in prison after criticizing Putin in a CNN interview on Monday.
It should speak more, not less, about freedom and human rights.
Hong Kong has been uniquely attractive to global companies but the attributes that made it so are disappearing.
The contest between free and repressive regimes is the struggle of our times, and there will be many more battles.
Find alternative sites, and make preparations to use them.
Charges against almost 50 activists and politicians show that Hong Kong democrats face fates similar to dissidents on the mainland.