I think Abramovich is slightly different, when you look at his enormous personal wealth, it makes sense for him to have number of tax sinks. I suspect Chelsea is one of them.
Also Abramovich & the owners of Man City, ManU etc are all their own men, not driven by some Governmental Ideology. What happens when China decides that Baseball is the new karma?
Football is the biggest sport in the world, watched by millions worldwide. I can't see silly game's like Rounders and Netball dislodging it anytime soon, leave the girly games to the Americans.
Having said that, i too share you worries concerning Chinese owners.
Once/if we are sold, the club will belong to the Chinese, how much say will the fans have on how it's run and how much would the Chinese listen?
It's a tough one, we do need a good investor in the club, but whether we get one or whether we are left with old mothwallet remains to be seen.
It's a gamble, a big gamble and we could just as easily go the other way. But if the Status Quo remains and this is as good as it gets, we would always be asking what if.