Source: China – South China Morning PostBeijing has sent a senior paramilitary police chief from Xinjiang to head the PLA’s Hong Kong garrison, a move indicating the role of armed forces stationed in the Asian financial hub had changed and would extend to countering riots, observers said.Major General Peng Jingtang, a former deputy chief of staff of the People’s Armed Police (PAP), and Xinjiang PAP chief of staff, is the newly appointed commander of the Hong Kong garrison, according to Xinhua.Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam…Read More