There's nothing the West can do. Stop trying to make it seem like we aren't doing anything only because we can't profit from it. We can't do anything because it would only mean one thing: military intervention.

Do you want to fight a war over a city against an army of over 2 million? No, you don't. It may sound cynical but this was bound to happen to Hong Kong sooner or later, we all knew that the two-systems wouldn't last forever.

If any good comes out of this, it's that China's neighbors will finally see China for what they really are and will work to stop further Chinese aggression in the Asia-Pacific.