There is — in my opinion — a more serious thread discussion about this event in the “Clean Debate Zone” which I started, where I maintain that this sudden 72 hour order for shutdown amounts to an
insane U.S. provocation which will almost certainly lead to retaliation. It is an obvious Trump election move and may even lead to the huge U.S. consulate in Hong Kong being closed in retaliation. See:
CDZ - U.S. Provocation: China Must Close Houston Consulate in 72 Hours
A sudden China closing of that U.S. consulate in Hong Kong would lead to far more and far bigger fires, and maybe even explosions, in its courtyard, as U.S. digital encryption, telecommunications and spying evidence would all have to be destroyed.