Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World

A gripping account of Hong Kong's deteriorating autonomy under Chinese rule, and its chilling implications for the rest of the world. For 150 years as a British colony, Hong Kong flourished as a beacon of prosperity, with free-flowing capital, technology, and civil liberties. When the territory was handed over to China in 1997, Deng Xiaoping pledged that it would remain highly autonomous for fifty years under a "one country, two systems" model. However, as the halfway mark approaches in 2022, Ch