He imagines he's safe ~ for now ~ but he's not.
Plenty of people in China don't want their phone calls, emails, and other electronic communications tapped by anyone ~ not each other ~ not by us ~
The boy is too white to survive this. Easy target in fact.
Who? Is safe in these times?
Another article states that he never expects to see home again.
The Players are a bit more complicated than Commies vs US.