Hong Kong's policy possibilities and directions toward the mainland‐Taiwan conflict

Bibliographic Data

ID12422425
AuthorsTimothy Ka‐ying Wong, Timothy Wong (Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume7
Issue19
Pages383-403
Publication date1998-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10670569808724322
OpenAlexW2313937063
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

On 1 July 1997, Hong Kong was returned from British colonial rule to Chinese rule under the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The change in political status of Hong Kong has great impacts on the triangular relationship between Hong Kong, the mainland and Taiwan, in which the mainland and Taiwan are still in a state of intense political conflict and competition. This paper examines the policy possibilities and directions for Hong Kong as a Special Administrative Region of the PRC in handling its relations with Taiwan. It argues that both Beijing and Taipei want to preserve the existing Hong Kong‐Taiwan relations for political and practical purposes but at the same time will try to avoid being forced into a suspected political trap—for Beijing the recognition of Taiwan as an independent political entity and for Taipei the subordination of Taiwan to PRC sovereignty. Between these two baselines, the paper points out that Hong Kong should pursues its own Taiwan policy built upon the interests of Hong Kong and depoliticization of Hong Kong‐Taiwan relations

Beijing · China · Colonial rule · Competition (biology · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Mainland · Mainland China · Political science · Political status of Taiwan · Politics · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Subordination (linguistics · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law

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