Xi consolidates power in PLA by promoting protégés to full generals
Just before China’s Army Day on August 1, President and Central Military Commission (CMC) Chairman Xi Jinping elevated ten senior People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officers…
Leung faces foes inside, outside
A chorus of calls against the re-election bid of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying seems to have emerged recently as Chinese Communist Party leaders begin to…
Who’s on the driving seat of tram policy?
Do you know him? Sit Kwok-keung is a retired government town planner who runs a consultancy firm called Intellects and has single-handedly whipped up a…
Speculation still rife on Tsang’s sudden departure
Tsang Tak-sing, the former home affairs minister who was given the boot by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, may have become yesterday’s man. The question of…
Xi seeks to prevent Tianjin disaster from overshadowing his ‘coronation ceremony’
Officially, the military parade at Tiananmen Square on September 3 marks the 70th anniversary of the “Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against…
Leung faces new battle over role in universities
Though not legally binding, the historic resolutions approved by the HKU Convocation relating to the appointment of a pro-vice-chancellor and the role of the Chief…
Parallel goods trade protestors blamed for tourism, retail downturn
A protest against parallel goods traders in northern Sheung Shui on Sunday, the first of its kind since March, has provided a convenient excuse for…
John Tsang beats C Y Leung in political football match
At the Mong Kok Stadium Tuesday night, Hong Kong was defeated by Qatar in a World Cup qualifier match. Outside the pitch was a different…
Liberals play new power game with Leung
A surprise bid by the Liberal Party’s Tommy Cheung Yu-yan to unseat an incumbent chairman of the Legislative Council House Committee raises interesting questions about…
President Xi to beef up PLA’s Navy and Cyber-warfare Divisions
While presiding over China’s largest-scale military parade on September 3, President Xi Jinping announced with big fanfare the demobilization of 300,000 troops from the People’s…