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Books

Please note: A call number beginning with "R" denotes a reference book.

Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce and others. Red Flag over Hong Kong. Chatham, NJ, Chatham House Publishers, 1996. 196 p.
Book call no.: 303.495125 B928r

Black Watch, Red Dawn: The Hong Kong Handover to China. London, Brassey's, 1998. 251 p.
Book call no.: 951.2505 C886b

Kemenade, Willem van. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Inc.. New York, Knopf, 1997. 444 p.
Translated from Dutch by Diane Webb.
Book call no.: 951.05 K31c

Basic Legal Texts of the Hong Kong Transition: The Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law. Foreign Policy Bulletin 8:13-32 September-October 1997.

Blasko, Dennis J. and Montaperto, Ronald N. Hong Kong and China: The Military and Political Implications of Reversions. Strategic Forum No.106:1-4 March 1997.

Charles, Prince of Wales. Tribute to the People. Sino-American Relations 23:5-7 Winter 1997.
Speech at the handover ceremony, Hong Kong, June 30, 1997.

China Acts to Revoke Set of Hong Kong Laws. Foreign Policy Bulletin 8:58-64 March-April 1997.
Move is perceived as a threat to civil liberties.

China Resumes Sovereignty over Hong Kong. Foreign Policy Bulletin 8:2-10 September-October 1997.

Connaughton, Richard. Hong Kong Takeover May Reveal PLA Hand. Jane's Intelligence Review 9:270-273 June 1997.

Cook, Robin. The Handover of Hong Kong. Sino-American Relations 23:7-10 Winter 1997.

Dutton, Bryan. Hong Kong: The Transfer to China from a Military Viewpoint. RUSI Journal 142:17-26 October 1997.

Elizabeth II, of Great Britain. A Part of Each Other's Future. Sino-American Relations 23:3-5 Winter 1997.
Message from Queen Elizabeth delivered by the Prince of Wales at the British Farewell Ceremony, Hong Kong, June 30, 1997.

Elliott, Dorinda. Painting the Town Red. Newsweek 130:36+ July 7, 1997.

Erickson, Jim and Law, Siu-han. Mapping the Way Ahead. Asiaweek 23:22-24+ October 17, 1997.
Also available online at: http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/97/1017/nat1.html

Gilley, Bruce. Handover Hysteria. Far Eastern Economic Review 160:14-15 July 3, 1997.

Gilley, Bruce. The PLA Question: When Can China's Garrison Be Used to Quell Local Unrest? Far Eastern Economic Review 160:29 July 24, 1997.

Guo, Zhaojin. Hong Kong Rejoins China. China Today 46:10-14 October 1997.

Hong Kong: From China to Britain and Back Again. Foreign Policy Bulletin 8:11-12 September-October 1997.

Li, Bin. PLA HK Garrison: A Mighty and Civilized Force. Beijing Review 40:12-15 August 4-10, 1997.

Lin, Yu-pao Eric. The Value of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. RUSI Journal 142:27-31 October 1997.

Patten, Christopher. A Very Chinese City. Sino-American Relations 23:10-12 Winter 1997.

Porteous, Holly. Building Bridges to Hong Kong. Jane's Intelligence Review 9:219-222 May 1997.

Schoettli, Urs. Hong Kong's Hope - Beijing's Challenge. Swiss Review of World Affairs No. 7:4-6 July 1997.

Tung, Chee Hwa. Hong Kong: Reunification with China. Vital Speeches of the Day 63:745-748 October 1, 1997.

Wong, Wai-kwok. Can Co-Optation Win Over the Hong Kong People? China's United Front Work in Hong Kong since 1984. Issues & Studies 33:102-137 May 1997.

Yang, Qinhua. The Long Journey of Return. China Today 46:10-15 July 1997.

Books

Please note: A call number beginning with "R" denotes a reference book.

Austin, Greg, ed. Missile Diplomacy and Taiwan's Future: Innovations in Politics and Military Power. Canberra, Australia, Australian National University, 1997. 292 p.
Book call no.: 327.51051249 M678

Cheng, Tun-jen and others, eds. Inherited Rivalry: Conflict across the Taiwan Straits. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1995. 277 p.
Book call no.: 303.48251051249 I55

Copper, John Franklin. Taiwan: Nation-State or Province?. 3rd ed. Boulder, CO, Westview Press, 1999. 234 p.
Book call no.: 951.249 C785t 1999

Copper, John Franklin. Words across the Taiwan Strait: A Critique of Beijing's 'White Paper' on China's Reunification. Lanham, MD, University Press of America, 1995. 127 p.
Book call no.: 327.51051249 C785w

Kemenade, Willem van. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Inc.. New York, Knopf, 1997. 444 p.
Translated from Dutch by Diane Webb.
Book call no.: 951.05 K31c

Baum, Julian. Wishful Thinking: Taiwan Rejects China's Grand Design for Reunification. Far Eastern Economic Review 160:20-21 July 17, 1997.

China Firm on Taiwan Issue. Beijing Review 43:4 March 6, 2000.

Ching, Frank. A Reunified, Democratic China. Far Eastern Economic Review 163:30 January 13, 2000.

Downing, John. China's Military Threat to Taiwan: The Reality Behind Hidden Agendas. Jane's Intelligence Review 12:33-36 May 2000.

Erickson, Jim. Showdown over Sovereignty. Asiaweek 23:20-22 November 21, 1997.
Also available online at: http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/97/1121/nat1.html

Jiang: No Independence for Taiwan. Beijing Review 43:4 April 3, 2000.

Lo, Carlos Wing-Hung. Political Liberalization in the People's Republic of China: Its Linkage to the Mainland-Taiwan Reunification. East Asia: An International Quarterly 17:78-110 Winter 1999.

Mainland Will Not Tolerate Taiwan Independence. Beijing Review 43:4 February 7, 2000.
Disusses the "One-China Principle".

"One China", Basis for Reunification. Beijing Review 43:7 January 10, 2000.
Zemin's reaffirmation of the one China principle.

Yu, Peter Kien-hong. Taking Taiwan: How Would China Set About Recovering the Republic? Jane's Intelligence Review 10:29-33 September 1998.

Zhao, Suisheng. Military Coercion and Peaceful Offence: Beijing's Strategy of National Reunification with Taiwan. Pacific Affairs 72:495-512 Winter 1999/2000.