Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo is Professor and Deputy Director (Arts and Sciences) at HKU SPACE. Before joining HKU SPACE in 2016, Sonny was Associate Vice President and Head of the Department of Social Sciences at the Education University of Hong Kong. Sonny is the author of eleven books, including The Politics of Policing in Greater China (Palgrave, 2016), with his research focussing on political change in Hong Kong and Macau, policing, cross-border crime and the historical development of Greater China.

“This book presents original perspectives on Macau’s neutrality during the Second World War. Its key theoretical contribution is demonstrating that neutrality is not a static concept of 'non-participation' and 'non-alignment' but rather a dynamic relationship between strong and weak states. For me, the central research question of this book is: ‘how did Macau survive during the Second World War?’ This makes the book valuable not only to historians but also to scholars in diplomacy and international relations.” (Ying-ho Kwong, The China Review, Vol. 24 (4), November, 2024)

• Introduction.- Chapter One: The Triangular Relations Between Portugal, Japan and China.- Chapter Two: The Society and Governance of Wartime Macau.- Chapter Three: Political Actors from Collaborators to Japanese, Communists and Nationalists.- Conclusion

Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo is Professor and Deputy Director (Arts and Sciences) at HKU SPACE. Before joining HKU SPACE in 2016, Sonny was Associate Vice President and Head of the Department of Social Sciences at the Education University of Hong Kong. Sonny is the author of eleven books, including The Politics of Policing in Greater China (Palgrave, 2016), with his research focussing on political change in Hong Kong and Macau, policing, cross-border crime and the historical development of Greater China.

“This book presents original perspectives on Macau’s neutrality during the Second World War. Its key theoretical contribution is demonstrating that neutrality is not a static concept of 'non-participation' and 'non-alignment' but rather a dynamic relationship between strong and weak states. For me, the central research question of this book is: ‘how did Macau survive during the Second World War?’ This makes the book valuable not only to historians but also to scholars in diplomacy and international relations.” (Ying-ho Kwong, The China Review, Vol. 24 (4), November, 2024)

• Introduction.- Chapter One: The Triangular Relations Between Portugal, Japan and China.- Chapter Two: The Society and Governance of Wartime Macau.- Chapter Three: Political Actors from Collaborators to Japanese, Communists and Nationalists.- Conclusion