(Photo: STR via AFP/Getty Images) What will Xi Jinping do? There is no way for the United States or

(Photo: STR via AFP/Getty Images)

What will Xi Jinping do?

There is no way for the United States or other nations to block a bloody, Beijing-backed crackdown. But publicly or privately, they could make Chinese President Xi Jinping aware of the price he could pay, including economic sanctions, revocation of Hong Kong’s special trade status, and bans on exports to China of crime control equipment like tear gas. Our view.Opposing view.