What is it about?
The purpose of this paper is to assess critically the political challenges facing Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” policy following the Umbrella Movement and to evaluate the territory’s democratic and autonomous future.
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Why is it important?
This paper is a pioneering study of the most important political conflict between Beijing and Hong Kong since 1997, the conclusion of which may have important political and policy implications for both China and Hong Kong.
Perspectives
The informed discussion offered by this paper will help readers to better understand the strengths and weaknesses inherent in Beijing’s “one country, two systems” policy and the tortuous process of democratization in Hong Kong. The conclusion drawn in the paper points to a possible way out of the political impasse that is facing post- Umbrella Movement Hong Kong.
Chor-yung Cheung
City University of Hong Kong
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This page is a summary of: “One country, two systems” after the Umbrella movement: problems and prospects, Asian Education and Development Studies, October 2017, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/aeds-10-2015-0055.
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