The emphasis on memory seems to be something Wu has in common with the Jews. He is still racked with a survivor's guilt about those who did not make it out of the camps as he did. Collecting information about Chinese government atrocities is what motivated him to make his dangerous forays into China. I have heard the same thing said about the laogai system. Yet for all his efforts, Wu seems to have found few allies.
American business lusts after the Chinese market.
I have talked with representatives of businesses or universities that have expanded ties with China and heard vague hoes about how their contacts will help democratize the country. Those promises ring hollow as the Beijing gerontocracy is strengthened, rather than weakened by the economic expansion. There is no political freedom and few political rights. They appear to love commerce more than they loathe Communism. George Bush showed he didn't really care about human rights in China.