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Perfidious Albion
William McGurn
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Description for Perfidious Albion
Hardback. When Britain agreed to 'restore' Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1984, British spokesmen explained that the Communist Chinese were reforming and would allow Hong Kong to continue its dynamic capitalist ways. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPCH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFN; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
When Britain agreed to "restore" Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1984, British spokesmen explained that the Communist Chinese were reforming and would allow Hong Kong to continue its dynamic capitalist ways. But the brutal suppression of the Chinese student protest in Tiananmen Square in 1989 made it clear that totalitarian Beijing does not tolerate even potentially rival centers of power. William McGurn examines the background of the 1984 agreement and the current plight of Hong Kong's 5.8 million citizens. Although they hold British passports, the British government has refused to allow most of them in. McGurn ... Read more
When Britain agreed to "restore" Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1984, British spokesmen explained that the Communist Chinese were reforming and would allow Hong Kong to continue its dynamic capitalist ways. But the brutal suppression of the Chinese student protest in Tiananmen Square in 1989 made it clear that totalitarian Beijing does not tolerate even potentially rival centers of power. William McGurn examines the background of the 1984 agreement and the current plight of Hong Kong's 5.8 million citizens. Although they hold British passports, the British government has refused to allow most of them in. McGurn ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Ethics & Public Policy Center Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780896331624
SKU
V9780896331624
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About William McGurn
William McGurn, Washington bureau chief of National Review, has been a reporter for the Wall Street Journal in Europe and the Asian Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong.
Reviews for Perfidious Albion
A strong and clear analysis of how the British government has worked closely with the Communist Chinese to stifle the establishment of democracy in the last of its major colonies.
Martin Lee, Leader, Hong Kong pro-democracy movement
Wall Street Journal Asia
His well-wrought and inarguable conclusion: perfidious Albion (i.e., Britain) more or less sold out Hong Kong ... Read more
Martin Lee, Leader, Hong Kong pro-democracy movement
Wall Street Journal Asia
His well-wrought and inarguable conclusion: perfidious Albion (i.e., Britain) more or less sold out Hong Kong ... Read more