Xi acted aggressively against Hong Kong right now because he wasn’t expecting any pushback from the US. The UK tried, but the UK isn’t powerful enough on its ow

Xi acted aggressively against Hong Kong right now because he wasn’t expecting any pushback from the US. The UK tried, but the UK isn’t powerful enough on its own. Look at how the US responded to Chinas aggressive actions against Hong Kong. They imposed sanctions which basically treated Hong Kong the way the US did the rest of China. The punishment is exactly what Xi wanted!