[Chgogal]

Hopefully Beijing will find some face saving way to back down and let Hong Kong chose their candidates......

We shall see.

[expat_panama]

find some face saving way to back down

Yeah, that's my take.  Way back when G.W. was first elected the Chicoms rammed a U.S. plane in international waters and took the crew prisoner demanding an 'apology' from the U.S.  Fine.  GW's 'apology' said that America regretted that the Chicoms were such idiots and the prisoners were released.