Minxin Pei is professor of government at Claremont McKenna College and a nonresident senior fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
Beijing already moving to sideline China loyalists within the city's establishment
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news conference after China's parliament approved a draft decision to change Hong Kong's electoral system on March 11, 2021. © Reuters
Minxin Pei is professor of government at Claremont McKenna College and a nonresident senior fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.