> A land war against China over Hong Kong would be ridiculous. Indeed. It's a complete non-starter. If the West wants to beat China they must be more subtle a

> A land war against China over Hong Kong would be ridiculous. Indeed. It's a complete non-starter. If the West wants to beat China they must be more subtle and crafty than a direct military invasion: the 2nd Cold War will be mainly fought using diplomacy, trade, economics, technology and spying. Not direct military conflict, apart from maybe a few proxy wars.