China is getting ready to greet the Year of the Rabbit, as the Year of the Tiger ends on January 21. This celestial change of guard may be a fitting metaphor for the changes that have been happening on the ground as well.

In China, the tiger gives way to a rabbit

Just over a month ago, Xi Jinping paraded his team of loyalists picked from among top officials of China to signal his complete grip on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the government.

Xi's toughest test yet?

Hong Kong is back, the Chief Executive of the Special Administrative region of China declared last week. John Lee's optimism was rooted in the fact that the city played host to hundreds of top financiers from across the world, and soon after, the globally followed Rugby Sevens tournament also made a reappearance after a gap of three years.

Hong Kong is back, but only for some

Manchester police are investigating a brawl that happened outside the Chinese consulate after some Hong Kong protesters and a group of diplomats clashed during a demonstration.

China’s new era dawns in Manchester

Coronation of monarchs are pompous affairs. Moves are afoot in Britain to organise ceremonies to crown Charles III as the next king though the event will take place only in May next year.

Coronation of an uncrowned king

Hong Kong is on a losing spree. It has just lost the 2023 World Dragon Boat Racing Championships to Bangkok. This year’s Hong Kong Open badminton is also gone and a junior world fencing championship has given the city a miss.

The hammer and sickle effect in Hong Kong

“China’s opening will continue. The Yellow River and the Yangtze River will not flow backwards." When Chinese premier Li Keqiang made this declaration during a visit to Shenzhen recently, it immediately set tongues wagging about the country's future.

Li comments unlikely to dent Xi juggernaut

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