Shiu Sin Por is executive director of The New Paradigm Foundation, and formerly head of the Hong Kong government's Central Policy Unit (now the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office after a revamp in 2018).
As was the case with the negotiations with Britain over Hong Kong pre-1997, China could agree to sidestep Taiwan’s political status in talks with the US to explore what impact reunification would have on American and Chinese interests.
Not only is the constitutional framework for Hong Kong derived from both the Basic Law and the Chinese constitution, but the authority of the National People’s Congress must also be recognised and respected.
The removal of the term limit on the presidency, enabling Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely, will allow him to see through his anti-corruption campaign.
The sheer scope of the Chinese president’s plans suggest he will be around for awhile, and that he means to create a new paradigm that is distinctly Communist China’s