On January 9, Major General Peng Jingtang, deputy chief of staff of the Chinese Armed Police Force, was appointed as the commander of the Hong Kong garrison, arousing great concern from the outside world.
Peng Jingtang holds the rank of Major General of the Armed Police. He used to be the chief of staff of the Xinjiang Corps of the Armed Police and the direct leader of the third commando team of the Armed Police, "Shanying Commando".
This time, Peng Jingtang's new appointment to the Hong Kong Garrison is said to be a rare cross-service appointment, and it is also the first time that the People's Armed Police Force, especially someone with anti-terrorism experience, has served as the People's Liberation Army Garrison Commander in Hong Kong.
Recently, Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, signed an order to appoint Major General Peng Jingtang, deputy chief of staff of the Armed Police Force, as the commander of the Hong Kong garrison.
(Information Services Department)
The analysis believes that the appointment of Peng Jingtang, who has rich experience in counter-terrorism and emergency handling, to guard Hong Kong shows some of Beijing's judgment and characterization of the situation in Hong Kong, and further reflects the change in the CCP's thinking in governing Hong Kong.
First of all, the situation in Hong Kong has not been settled with the finalization of the "Hong Kong National Security Law".
Under the pressure of the turmoil against the amendments in 2019, Beijing launched the "Hong Kong National Security Law" by means of thunder, and followed it with the reform of the electoral system.
Although Hong Kong is moving from chaos to governance, from governance to prosperity, for Beijing, the finalization of the National Security Law will not necessarily bring Hong Kong's prosperity, stability and long-term stability. The violent and terrorist demonstrations and the strict prevention of Hong Kong's version of "color revolutions" have turned Hong Kong into a base against the mainland.
In recent years, the situation in Xinjiang has been stable, and serious violent terrorist cases have rarely occurred, which is closely related to the strengthening of the CCP's counter-terrorism forces in Xinjiang.
As the main capable force in counter-terrorism, the "Shanying" commando subordinate to the Xinjiang Corps of the Armed Police has undoubtedly accumulated a wealth of relevant experience from the grassroots level to the command system. Beijing favors Peng Jingtang in the appointment of the garrison in Hong Kong. for this reason.
This time, Peng Jingtang, who has senior anti-terrorism experience, will serve as the commander of the People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong. It is not only a deterrent, but also a prevention under the bottom line thinking of the central government...
For details, please read the 300th issue of "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (January 17, 2022) "Letter
from Xinjiang to Hong Kong Cross-service Transfer to Peng Jingtang's New Post
".
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