FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2019, file photo, pro-China counter-protesters hold Chinese flags during an anti-extradition rally for Hong Kong in Vancouver. Governments around the world are taking a cautious approach to responding to the protests roiling Hong Kong. With the notable exception of Taiwan, cautious comments from a handful of governments fall short of support for the demonstrators. They are so mild that even the word “protest” itself was left out of the joint EU-Canada statement that was the most recent to infuriate the Chinese government. Most are unwilling to risk that fury at all, showing China’s deep influence around the world. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)