For Xi Jinping, the new controversial law for Hong Kong is part of a bigger plan to restore his credibility at home and send a message to Taiwan and the West.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said Hong Kong is effectively “no longer autonomous” from mainland China. National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has said Washington might impose sanctions on China. And Beijing says American threats are signs of a “new Cold War.”
All of this rhetoric is rooted in a proposal for a controversial law, unveiled last week at China’s National People’s Congress. The proposal bill, which will now be drafted by a smaller committee, would bypass Hong Kong’s semi-autonomous legislature in allowing the mainland to use military force to crush “subversive activity” and “terrorism” on the island. It comes months after pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong successfully blocked an extradition law.
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WNU Editor: A good review on what are China's motives in the current situation.
2 comments:
What I would like to know is the real motive of Xi. Is it an assumed strategy or is it a "flight forward" because severe domestic problems? I don't see the advantage on the first choice for Xi, that's too much risky. I put my money on the last one, and that's not reassuring because he has nothing to lose...and no limit to go.
I think what you will find inside China is an acceptable path, set in stone. Its a bit like Japan, they were predictable, because this was the only accepted method. By the book promotions lead to by the book leaders.
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