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Defying the Dragon tells a remarkable story of audacity of how the people of Hong Kong challenged the PRCs authority just as its president reached the height of his powers Is Xis China as unshakeable as it seems What are its real interests in Hong Kong Why are Beijings timehonored means of control no longer working there And where does this leave Hongkongers themselves
Stephen Vines has lived in Hong Kong for over three decades His book shrewdly unpacks the Hong KongChina relationship and its wider significanceright up to the astonishing convergence of political turmoil and international crisis with Covid19 and the 202021 crackdown
Vividly describing the uprising from street level Vines explains how and why it unfolded and its global repercussions Now the international community is reassessing relations with Beijing just as Hong Kongs rebellion and Chinas handling of the pandemic have exposed the regimes weakness In a crisis that has become existential all round what lies ahead for Hong Kong China and the world
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