Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is again facing calls to step down. Only in office two months, the latest protest against his leadership started as an educational issue but is now significantly political. As students went back to school this week, they started a national education course that critics say is a veiled attempt by the Chinese regime to brainwash Hong Kong students.

The police chief who fled to the American Consulate in February, and triggered the most significant Chinese Communist Party political scandal in decades, has been charged with defection and other crimes. Analysts say the government has left out crucial details in the charges, and that they will likely not be addressed during his trial.       

Why would China's banking Regulatory Commission worry about a 0.9% non-performing loan ratio, the official number? Because "no one believes that number," says Gordon Chang, this week's China Focus guest.