If I remember correctly, China didn't "freak out." A bunch of Chinese patriots freaked out and started to tweet/weibo it and brought it to the attention of the

If I remember correctly, China didn't "freak out." A bunch of Chinese patriots freaked out and started to tweet/weibo it and brought it to the attention of the Chinese government. At that point, the government had to act, otherwise, they would be seen as soft on separatism.