Dynamics of Peaceful and Violent Protests in Hong Kong

The Anti-extradition Movement

AvSonny Shiu-Hing Lo,Steven Chung-Fun Hung

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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This book shows that Hong Kong’s protests from June to December 2019 originated from not only an attempt to extradite a Hong Kong man involved in a Taiwan murder case, but also China’s effort at extraditing corrupt mainlanders who laundered dirty money in the territory.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-10-01
Mått:148 x 210 x 22 mm
Vikt:516 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:383
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811567148

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Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo is Professor at HKU SPACE, Hong Kong. He was President of the Hong Kong Political Science Association from 2014 to 2018.Steven Chung-Fun Hung is Assistant Professor at the Education University of Hong Kong and his research focuses on Hong Kong’s education, politics, and cultural history.Jeff Hai-Chi Loo is a doctoral student at University of Waterloo, Canada, and his research interests include populism, social movement, Taiwan and Hong Kong politics.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Toward a Comprehensive Framework of Studying Peaceful and Violent Protests.- 2. The Legal and Political Origins of the Extradition Bill.- 3. From Protests in June to the Occupation of Legislative Council on July 1.- 4. The Politics of Policing Protests and Incidents of July 21 and August 31.- 5. National Security and Beijing’s Responses to the Hong Kong Crisis.- 6. Populist Protestors, October 1st Confrontation and Opposition to Anti-mask Law.- 7. Two Final Battles, District Elections, United States and Taiwan.- 8. Conclusion.