First things first. The CCP is going down a well trodden path. It's game plan seems to be :-
1. Start by picking upon a large and identifiable part of your own population and persecute them. This intimidates the remainder and curbs resistance to your following actions.
2. Deal with a part of your own country which is not under your direct control by formal agreement. Disregard that, march in, and take control.
3. Similarly march in to a neighbouring country whose population 100% in racial, cultural, and historical ways identifies similarly to your own but is recognised internationally as a separate state.
4. March into neighbouring states that have large such populations, but not 100% as in 3.
5. Then pick off the remaining neighbouring countries who have no such ties with you.
1 and 2 will probably be unopposed, just causing outrage. 3,4, and 5, if they have any sense, will already have prepared themselves for their turn in the manner that etudiant suggests.