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"Throughout this useful study, a united front strategy frames the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Hong Kong capitalists from 1937 to 1997. ... Chu's narrative makes a strong case for the long-term continuity of Hong Kong's elitist political parameters both before and after the 1997 transition. Summing up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate students through professionals." - R. P. Gardella, CHOICE
"This ground-breaking work emphasizes the crucial relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese business elite of Hong Kong during the 60 years before 1997. The author argues convincingly that the strategy of collaborating closely with capitalists, far from contradicting the ideological principles of Communism, in fact has deep roots in the Party s decades-old united front policy. This is a powerful revelation for historians of modern China and for readers concerned with contemporary developments." - Elizabeth Sinn, Former Deputy Director of the Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong
"Chu argues that the implementation of the one country, two systems model guaranteeing Hong Kong s capitalist system until 2047 must be understood through the framework of the Chinese Communists united front strategy that began in the 1930s. Chu questions the conventional assumption that the Chinese Communist Party had no understanding of Hong Kong s capitalist system. Rather, she shows how the Communists adapted to thecolony s capitalist environment by creating a network of local agencies under direct Party control. Unlike on the mainland, the Communists worked hard to forge effective alliances with Hong Kong s Chinese capitalists. By the eve of the handover in 1997, the Communists had consolidated the support of big business for the retrocession to Chinese sovereignty. This important new study contributes not only to our understanding of Hong Kong history but also of the Chinese Communist Party." - John M. Carroll, Professor of History, University of Hong Kong
About the author
Cindy Yik-yi Chu is Professor in the Department of History at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chinese Communists and Hong Kong Capitalists: 1937–1997
Authors: Cindy Yik-yi Chu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230113916
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Cindy Yik-yi Chu 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-10799-1Published: 17 November 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-29085-7Published: 17 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-11391-6Published: 25 October 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 196
Topics: Asian Culture, Business and Management, general, International Relations, Political Science, International Political Economy, Political Theory