Between Politics and Finance: Hong Kong's "Infinity War"?

By Alessia Amighini
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Length4h 27m

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As the Covid-19 pandemic strikes hard, protests in Hong Kong appear to have abated. Distant seem the days when yellow umbrellas and balaclavas saturated global media. And yet, just like at the start of what has now come to be known as the 2019 "global protest wave", Hong Kong remains at the frontline of political contestation worldwide. The protests against the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition law unearthed one of the main points of contention between Hong Kong and mainland China. Through the protests, China's increasingly assertive stance has found a counterweight, revealing how important the city is to Beijing. China's actions towards Hong Kong might serve as a litmus test for Beijing's ability to mediate and pacify its neighbourhood. Meanwhile, the Covid-19 pandemic risks further heightening tensions between the Hong Kong and the mainland. What makes Hong Kong so special? To what extent have the protests exacerbated or eased over time? How will the city's role in mainland China's outward-looking plans change, if the protests continue?

Audiobook details

GenrePolitics and Government
Length4 hrs 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 15, 2020
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction
2List of Acronyms
31. Hong Kong and China: A Controversial Historical Relationship
42. Political Contestation in Hong Kong: From Containment to Elimination
53. The Fatality of Dissent: Comparing the 2014 and 2019 Hong Kong Protests
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64. "Today's Macau, Tomorrow's Hong Kong"? What Future for "One Country, Two Systems"?
75. Hong Kong: One Country, Two Systems, Three Challenges
86. Is the Greater Bay Area China's Future?
97. Hong Kong in China's Current "Opening-Up" Strategy
10Conclusions and Policy Recommendations for the EU
11About the Authors
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