Commentary A former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Deng Xiaoping’s principle of “Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong” is rapidly being replaced by current head of the CCP Xi Jinping’s principle, “patriots ruling Hong Kong.” Of course, patriots, in this case, refers to people who hold allegiance to the CCP. On March 4, the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Wang Yang, chairman of CPPCC, delivered a work report at the meeting. He said that, on the issue of Hong Kong and Taiwan, Beijing “firmly supports the full implementation of the principle of ‘patriots ruling Hong Kong.’” People who are concerned about Hong Kong must have noticed that Wang Yang only emphasized “patriots ruling Hong Kong” and that there is no mention, in his work report, of the …