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Managing China's Sovereignty in Hong Kong and Taiwan

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Sow Keat Tok

    1. Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia

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Part of the book series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific (CSAP)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction: Renegotiating China’s Sovereignty in Contemporary Politics

    • Sow Keat Tok
    Pages 1-22

  3. China and the Concept of Sovereignty

    • Sow Keat Tok
    Pages 23-48

  4. Walking the Walk and Talking the Talk: Sovereignty in China’s Academia

    • Sow Keat Tok
    Pages 49-74

  5. Imagining One Sovereign: Sovereignty in China’s Political Discourse

    • Sow Keat Tok
    Pages 75-106

  6. Accommodating Two Governances under One Sovereignty: The HKSAR’s Domestic Spheres and International Space

    • Sow Keat Tok
    Pages 107-128

  7. Managing Taiwan’s International Space: Comparing Taiwan’s Experiences in the WTO and WHA

    • Sow Keat Tok
    Pages 129-153

  8. Conclusion: Revisiting the Basic Assumption about China’s Behaviour

    • Sow Keat Tok
    Pages 154-168

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 169-225
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Is China always defensive about its sovereignty issues? Does China see sovereignty essentially as 'absolute,' 'Victorian,' or 'Westphalian?' Sow Keat Tok suggests that Beijing has a more nuanced and flexible policy towards 'sovereignty' than previously assumed. By comparing China's changing policy towards Taiwan and Hong Kong, the author relates the role of previous conceptions of the world order in China's conception of modern 'sovereignty', thereby uncovers Beijing's deepest concern when dealing with its sovereignty issues.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia

    Sow Keat Tok

About the author

Sow Keat Tok is lecturer at the Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia. He previously worked at the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation (CSGR) and the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) in University of Warwick, UK, the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, UK, and East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore.

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