Xi Jinping’s ‘Patriots Ruling Hong Kong’ Replaces Deng Xiaoping’s Hong Kong Policy

Protesters hold placards and shout slogans during a rally against a proposed extradition bill that would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China, in Hong Kong on Jun. 9, 2019. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

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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.”