I think this has something to do with the National Geographic channel boycotting Billy for not returning for a second season, so some how they have worked with the CIA to cause direst in Hong Kong thus causing prominent investors in the Ginseng trade to pull out all operations and interest within the country.
Also in doing this Hong Kong revolts against the Chinese government, and civil war will be the likely outcome forcing China to resort to barbaric acts against the people therefore solidifying their stamp on the whole Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa(BRICS)thing and then becoming this generations axis of evil. WWIII is inevitable.