Xi Jinping's tenure has seen tough policies on Hong Kong. Xi has been heading a pivotal plenary of the ruling party's top figures since Monday in the Chinese capital. The lengthy declaration called for upholding "the correct view of party history," said Xinhua News Agency. "The Party is rewriting its past in order to shape the future around Xi Jinping," said Jean-Pierre Cabestan of the Baptist University of Hong Kong. He predicted that there would be an "even greater form of taboo" on the dark days of Chinese history as a result.

Source: The Standard November 11, 2021 19:20 UTC