Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin said the Holy See has plans to relocate its Hong Kong office to Beijing, amid a recent report that the CCP authorities had earlier refused Pope Francis’ suggestion to meet CCP leader Xi Jinping. Frank Xie, an expert on China issues and a tenured professor at the University of South Carolina’s Aiken School of Business, said that the CCP’s refusal to see the Pope is its way of showing it has the upper hand (in dealing with the Holy See). From the office relocation plan, two things become apparent. First, it is one more sign that the Vatican is trying to appease the CCP; and second, it is a prelude to the complete annihilation of the last free beliefs that Hong Kong people still enjoy….