Does Obama have a strategy to deal with China's crackdown in Hong Kong?

More bad news for the president, this time from Hong Kong, with protesters angry that mainland China will not allow full and free elections:

https://twitter.com/ria_novosti/status/506817035729657856

What message does civil unrest in Hong Kong send to the rest of China? By @isaacstonefish: http://t.co/hZMeVjEtUp pic.twitter.com/I7BMEOGx7g

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) September 2, 2014

With #OccupyCentral, PLA vehicles on the streets of Hong Kong is no longer unthinkable, writes @eosnos http://t.co/6y7QXbTUCR…

— Kim Wall (@kimw4ll) September 2, 2014

But are the protesters doomed from the start?

Pro-democracy group who vowed to take over Hong Kong's streets admit they're powerless to change China's plan: http://t.co/SFn5tuxhph

— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) September 2, 2014

Oh, and we have this moment-of-duh tweet from Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch:

If Hong Kong can't achieve basic right to unfettered selection of chief executive, dim prospects for whole of #China. http://t.co/aEdPqAGhvl

— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) September 2, 2014

If you read the HRW report on China, this move against Hong Kong is not unexpected.