Struggle for Control Underlies Xi Jinping’s Visit to Hong Kong<br />Mr. Xi only wants Hong Kong to be "a good son" to China, said Lui Che-woo, a billionaire who<br />was part of a business delegation from the city that met with Mr. Xi in Beijing in 2014.<br />China’s first aircraft carrier will also visit in July, after Mr. Xi leaves, reinforcing the military shadow over the city, those papers also said.<br />On Thursday, when Mr. Xi arrives in the city for the first time as China’s leader, he is unlikely to mention the 2014 upheaval<br />that challenged his young administration, but it will lie behind his message of Beijing’s firm control.<br />Hong Kong newspapers loyal to Beijing have said that Mr. Xi will visit another symbol of central power, the garrison of the People’s Liberation Army.<br />Mr. Xi has also been single-minded with what he sees as China’s territorial integrity,<br />whether it concerns Tibet, Taiwan, the South China Sea or Hong Kong.<br />But China under Mr. Xi has not hesitated to enforce its will in Hong Kong, even at<br />the risk of appearing to blatantly violate the "one country, two systems" pledge.
