"1st, the 'affair' stretched over a #of yrs & seems she can't evaluate it from start to finish."The length of the affair is pretty much irrelevant. As I said, she made statements about both consensual and nonconsensual sex in her post, which easily could have happened at different points in their relationship, especially a long drawn-out relationship during which feelings can change.
"2ndly, there's sure a big murika funding factor; just wat's National Endowment for Democracy?"
We both know what NED is. You bringing this up means WHAT in her case?
"Besides 'long hair', I do know another anti-beijing activist with no regular job; how did she survive financially?"
Again, she's a professional tennis player. She made her living playing tennis. She was ranked #1 in doubles and #14 in singles. This is world ranking, not ranking inside China. You really think she was penniless? Really???