I recently had the pleasure of receiving some OnionLink related phone calls from the Singapore Police Force. They were very polite and had noticeably impeccable English.
I learned some things from these discussions.
In Asia, the noun-phrase "Privacy Enhancing Technologies" is viewed with suspicion. But you frame the exact same thing as a "Transparency Enhancing Technology", and they're all about that!
E.g., whistleblowing isn't seen as privacy enhancing for the individual, but as transparency enhancing for the society!
Taking a step back, this may be an instance of the individualist vs collectivist default frame of reference in Western vs Eastern societies.
I mention this as an example for how Tor can better survive, and perhaps even gain cultural traction, in Asia.
-V