Willy Lam points out that China's internal security forces now have a bigger published budget than China's military does.

BBC: China: Trouble at the top?

It points to analysis by the long-time China watcher Willy Lam that prospects for political or legal reform are dim.

BBC: China: Trouble at the top?

Despite the rare show of openness, political commentator Willy Wo-lap Lam tells Apple Daily that the People's Daily article also makes it clear that the pan-democrats have hit Beijing's "bottom line".

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