In new yorkstudios city, this is charlie rose. Good evening. , filling in for charlie rose on assignment. Demonstrators are protesting what they see as chinas attempts to strangle democracy in hong kong. They were initially met by a harsh police crackdown. The standoff continues as student leaders call for the resignation of hong kong chief executive c. Y. Leung. Joining me from washington is jon huntsman. He served as u. S. Ambassador to 011, and his009 to 2 former candidate to the republican president ial nomination in 2012. Good to be with you. Lets start by telling us what we are where we are right now in this dispute. How dangerous is it, and how does it play out . On the ground, we clearly have a standoff. That is likely to last some time, which likely accommodates the needs of both sides. It accommodates the needs of beijing because they cannot be seen as cracking down or doing anything drastic anytime soon, and it is a combination of the demonstrators and freedom seekers in hon