One country, two nationalisms: Center-periphery relations between Mainland China and Hong Kong, 1997-2016

Chi Hang Brian FONG

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Abstract

According to the Sino-British Joint Declaration and Basic Law, Hong Kong was to exercise a high degree of autonomy under the framework of “one country, two systems” after the British handover of its sovereignty to China in 1997. In the initial post-handover period, Beijing adopted a policy of nonintervention in Hong Kong, but the outbreak of the July 1, 2003 protest triggered a subsequent change of policy. Since then, Beijing has embarked on state-building nationalism, adopting incorporation strategies so as to subject Hong Kong to greater central control over the political, economic, and ideological arenas. Ironically, instead of successfully assimilating Hongkongese into one Chinese nation, Beijing’s incorporation strategies are leading to a rise of peripheral nationalism in the city-state and waves of counter-mobilization. This article analyzes mainland–Hong Kong relations on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the handover and offers insights from an emerging case study that builds upon the nationalism literature. Copyright © 2017 The Author(s).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)523-556
JournalModern China
Volume43
Issue number5
Early online dateMar 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2017

Citation

Fong, B. C. H. (2017). One country, two nationalisms: Center-periphery relations between Mainland China and Hong Kong, 1997-2016. Modern China, 43(5), 523-556.

Keywords

  • Peripheral nationalism
  • Autonomy
  • One country two systems
  • China
  • Hong Kong

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