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The economic rise of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) inevitably leads to a redistribution of power in the international system. Chinese leaders today accord a considerable priority to this group, and there are elements of realism, liberalism/institutionalism and constructivism in their approach. This article intends to study China's policy towards BRICS and examine the above elements so as to better understand how the Chinese leadership perceives China's role in the international system, and how it seeks to articulate its interests and enhance its influence. (J Contemp China/GIGA)

It has been generally expected that the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has to be someone trusted by the Chinese leadership and accepted by the local business community. The latter was initially based on the Chinese authorities' Hong Kong policy during the Sino-British negotiations on the territory's future and in the transition period before 1997 when they had to retain investors' confidence in order to maintain Hong Kong's stability and prosperity.