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HONG KONG: THE DECOLONIZATION THAT NEVER HAPPENED

HONG KONG: THE DECOLONIZATION THAT NEVER HAPPENED

In this brief article, we attempt to demonstrate how a historic compromise between British colonial power and an affluent local Chinese social class created fertile ground for the emergence of another “Chineseness”, different to and separate from the Chineseness of mainland China, or that of the Nationalists who fled to
Gregory B. Lee, Patrick Poon Sep 4, 2021
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