It ends with the battle for democracy on the city's streets and the ultimate victory of the Chinese Communist Party. The story sweeps the reader from the earliest days of trade through the Opium Wars of the 19th century to the age of globalisation and the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China. The rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule are told with unique insight in this new history by Michael Sheridan, drawing on eyewitness reporting over three decades, interviews with key figures and documents from archives in China and the West. 'Deeply researched and beautifully written' Mike ChinoyĪ superb new history of the rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule. A delightful piece of writing and research which describes the remarkable history behind the handover of this unique and exciting city' Jasper Becker
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