Former Chinese ambassador to Poland Liu Guangyuan was recently appointed by Beijing to be special commissioner in Hong Kong, replacing Xie Feng, who will be the new deputy foreign minister of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Chinese state media claimed that Liu in his new role will continue to “resist external pressure and sanctions” as a top CCP official in the Special Autonomic Region (SAR)—a former British colony beset with political turmoil due to Beijing’s interference. A position specifically established within China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the special Commissioner in Hong Kong is responsible for handling foreign affairs related to Hong Kong. According to the HKSAR Special Commissioner’s official website, Liu has served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1986. He served as the CCP’s deputy consul general in San Francisco from 2000 to 2002, as the Minister of the Chinese Embassy in the United States from 2007 to …