China's Hong Kong

In 1997, Hong Kong became a special administrative region of China under the one country, two systems framework. In this new edition, Tim Summers brings his analysis of the politics of Hong Kong fully up to date and discusses the ramifications for the city of the mass demonstrations of 201920 and the citys intensifying confrontational politics that have culminated in Chinas new national security law for Hong Kong. In the process, Hong Kong has lost the sweet spot it occupied for four decades in a world of intensifying economic globalization and decent USChina relations, all the more so after Covid-19. Instead it finds itself at the frontline of USChina strategic rivalry. Summers explores how the citys future will be shaped by the interaction of these global tensions with Hong Kongs polarized local politics and its relationship with Beijing.