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The Dynamics of Beijing-Hong Kong Relations
A Model for Taiwan?
Sonny Shiu-hing Lo
This book critically assesses the implementation of the "one country, two systems" in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) from the political, judicial, legal, economic and societal dimensions.
Sonny Shiu-hing Lo contends that there has been a gradual process of mainlandization of the HKSAR, meaning that Hong Kong is increasingly economically dependent on the People's Republic of China (PRC), politically deferent to the central government on the scope and pace of democratic reforms, socially more patriotic toward the motherland and more prone to media self-censorship, and judicially more vulnerable to the interpretation of the Basic Law by the National People's Congress.
This book aims to achieve a breakthrough in relating the development of Hong Kong politics to the future of mainland China and Taiwan. By broadening the focus of the "one country, two systems" from governance to the process of Sino-British negotiations and their thrust-building efforts, The Dynamics of Beijing-Hong Kong Relations argues that the diplomats from mainland China and Taiwan can learn from the ways in which Hong Kong's political future was settled in 1982-1984. Students, researchers, scholars, diplomats, and lay people will find this of interest.
Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo is associate professor of political science at the University of Waterloo, Ontario and is the author of The Politics of Democratization in Hong Kong, Political Development in Macau, and Governing Hong Kong.
Quotes:
"This splendid book offers a vivid analytical delineation of the multi-faceted PRC central authorities-Hong Kong SAR interactive dynamics under the 'one country, two systems' formula. Illuminating this problematic center-region relationship with detailed case studies, Professor Lo's insightful work highlights the potentials as well as the limitations of this formula as actualized in Hong Kong to facilitate cross-Strait detente toward Beijing's much-cherished peaceful unification with Taiwan. Keen observers of Greater China development will benefit much from his masterful evaluation of the HKSAR experience's larger external strategic implications." - Ming K. Chan, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
"This book by a distinguished political scientist is an in-depth study of the travail of two cities - absolutist Beijing and pluralist Hong Kong - during the crucial first decade of the HKSAR. Its incisive analysis of Hong Kong politics also provides a rich feast for thought on issues spanning the Taiwan Strait." - Bernard Luk, Professor, History Department, York University, Canada
"The most systemic analyses of the development of Hong Kong and its relationship with Beijing in the post-handover decade, with a thoughtful reference to Taiwan. Theoretically provocative and empirically rich, a must read for those concerned for the future of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China." - Quansheng Zhao, Professor and Division Director, Comparative and Regional Studies, Director of Center for Asian Studies, American University, Washington, DC
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Patron-Client Pluralism and Beijing's Relations with Hong Kong
2. The Mainlandization of Hong Kong
3. The Politics of Judicial Autonomy
4. The Emergence of Constitutional Conventions
5. The Implementation of the Basic Law
6. Identity Change from the National Security Debate to Celebrations of the Tenth Anniversary
7. The Election of the Hong Kong Deputies to the National People's Congress
8. A Fusion of Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong Political Cultures in the 2007 Chief Executive Election
9. Applying the Spirit of "One Country, Two Systems" to Taiwan's Political Future
10. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Pub Date:
2008
ISBN:
CLOTH:
962-209-908-4
978-962-209-908-1
Price:
Cloth: $69.50s
Subject Listing:
Asian Studies, Political Science
Bibliographic information:
344 pp., 6 x 9 in.
Distributed for:
Hong Kong University Press
Territorial rights:
North American rights only
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