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Book SynopsisWhen 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.
Trade ReviewA 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 to the dictatorship in Beijing. -- Martin Lee, Leader, Hong Kong pro-democracy movement * Booklist *
...a brief and lucid account of a dauntingly intricate geopolitical dance of death. McGurn knows his subject intimately.... -- Martin Lee, Leader, Hong Kong pro-democracy movement * The American Spectator *
...sounds the alarm over Hong Kong's future...this is a useful if polemical primer on the issue Americans should pay more heed. -- Martin Lee, Leader, Hong Kong pro-democracy movement * Library Journal *
McGurn, in this well-written book, spared no mercy in his sustained attack on British hypocrisy....The sense of helplessness is well captured... -- Martin Lee, Leader, Hong Kong pro-democracy movement * Pacific Affairs *
Mr. McGurn's analysis makes a lot of sense...a delight to read with its masterful and grimly amusing dissection of London's strategy. * Wall Street Journal Asia *
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 to the dictatorship in Beijing. -- Martin Lee, Leader, Hong Kong pro-democracy movement * Booklist *
...a brief and lucid account of a dauntingly intricate geopolitical dance of death. McGurn knows his subject intimately.... -- Martin Lee, Leader, Hong Kong pro-democracy movement * The American Spectator *
...sounds the alarm over Hong Kong's future...this is a useful if polemical primer on the issue Americans should pay more heed. -- Martin Lee, Leader, Hong Kong pro-democracy movement * Library Journal *
McGurn, in this well-written book, spared no mercy in his sustained attack on British hypocrisy....The sense of helplessness is well captured... -- Martin Lee, Leader, Hong Kong pro-democracy movement * Pacific Affairs *
