They figured this is a great time to act with the rest of the world distracted.
“Beijings action on Hong Kong this week puts the HRDA to a real test. If the United States doesnt follow through on the act to revoke Hong Kongs special treatment, Beijing will treat the act as a paper tiger and may be emboldened to take aggressive actions against Taiwan. If the United States does follow through on the act and revoke Hong Kongs special treatment, Beijing will retaliate and the U.S.-China relationship will fall to a historical low, which will likely lead to many unforeseen economic, political, and even military repercussions.
No matter what the United States decides to do, the Hong Kong we have cherished and celebrated ceased to exist on May 22, 2020.”
Wish they made good movies again.
In addition they are emboldened to remove the few remaining Hong Kong liberties and freedoms by the same tyrannical moves by their communist counterparts in the United States...
Here (U.S.), or there (H.K.), neither resistance, retribution, or redress can be expected...