1.China invades Hong Kong “to restore order.”
2.With a military response out of the question, Trump responds with “shock and awe” tariffs and financial sanctions intended to make the Chinese back off.
3.The Chinese defiantly continue the Hong Kong operation and double-down by mobilizing invasion forces across from Taiwan. Meanwhile, their economy and banking system start a hard crash.
4.To divert public anger away from the crashing economy and the Communist Party, Xi whips up a patriotic frenzy and launches a Taiwan invasion.
5.Treaty-bound to defend Taiwan, Trump intervenes with either conventional military forces or the Secret Space Program, depending on the scripting.
6.At some point during Steps 2-5, the global financial system collapses.

All Staged Theater