On. Jan. 14, China appointed Zheng Yanxiong, the former director of the National Security Office of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hong Kong, to replace Luo Huining as the director of the Liaison Office in Hong Kong.
Zheng is the first head of the Liaison Office with a national security background, and the Liaison Office represents the central government in Hong Kong and implements Beijing’s orders locally.
China experts point out that the promotion of a hardliner like Zheng shows that the CCP will continue to tighten its control over Hong Kong. Some experts also believe this is in complete contrast to the CCP’s recent strategy of restoring the economy….