Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Hong Kong in British, Chinese, and American Cold War Thinking; 2. Defending the Indefensible Colony: Anglo-American Exchanges over the Security of Hong Kong; 3. Meeting the Political Threat: Hong Kong in Britain's and America's China Policy; 4. Containing the Economic Warfare: Hong Kong and Export Controls against China; 5. Controlling the 'American diaspora' in Hong Kong: Intelligence, Covert Action, and Propaganda; Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
Summary
After 1949, the British Empire in Hong Kong was more vulnerable than it appeared to be. This scholarly study explores the interactions of British and US policies towards Hong Kong, and reveals the dynamics of the Anglo-American alliance and the dilemmas of small allies in the global Cold War
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-253) and index
