I have doubts about his sincerity on this. I'd be as likely to believe he is trying to find out what holes there are in the wall to report to the ChiCom authorities as readily as I would take his request as sincere.
99-1 you are correct. This issue only.
Lake, if you are indeed working for the Chinese government, let your masters know that they are making a big mistake judging us by our silly media and Bill Clinton. At our heart, we are a decent people, but we are terrible in our vengence and strong when threatened. We are nice guys until you mess with us. Do not confuse our common decency with weakness... many have made that mistake and they have paid dearly for it.
Treat us fairly and with respect and we will be your best friends. Threaten us, insult us, attack our friends, shoot down our planes, steal our technology, bribe our political leaders... and you will be dealt with.