Essays about: "hong kong CHINA"

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  1. 1. Same, Same, but Different: Exploring Autonomy in Collective Memory Formation for Ontological Security in Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan : A Comparative Analysis of the Second Sino-Japanese War and Japanese Occupation in School Curricula and History Textbooks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Man In Laura Chan; [2023]
    Keywords : Collective memory; Ontological security; Autonomy; Macau; Hong Kong; Taiwan; Second Sino-Japanese war; Japanese occupation; History textbooks;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to the existing literature by exploring the intersection between collective memory theory and ontological security theory within East Asia’s autonomous entities. It explores how varying degrees of political autonomy shape the construction of collective memory in history textbooks, navigating the dynamics in the pursuit of ontological security. READ MORE

  2. 2. China’s Nationalism on Divide : A case study on the shift of national identity in Hong Kong and Taiwan

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Kam Christine; [2022]
    Keywords : Nationalism; National Identity; East Asia; China; Taiwan; Hong Kong; democracy;

    Abstract : This thesis paper sets out to explore nationalism and national identity in East Asia, with a specific lens on China, Hong Kong and Taiwan as the comparative case-study. By examining the theoretical arguments and concepts of nationalism and national identity, the research questions to analyze in this paper are: (1) If individual actors and societies can define and construct their own national identity, simultaneously combat and resist the imposition of a nationalism ideology? and (2) If the rise of nationalism must result in a corresponding rise in the perception of one’s national identity in society? Despite the rising Chinese nationalism, both cases demonstrate a high peripheral and civic identity as Hongkongers and Taiwanese. READ MORE

  3. 3. Law Beyond Borders: Transnational Legal Pluralism Following Hong Kong’s New Reality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Pontus Blomqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : Legal Pluralism; Migration; State Influence; Transnationalism; National Security Law; Hong Kong; South Korea; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Hong Kong is a region undergoing rapid social, political, and legal change as mainland China seeks to increase its control over the previously largely autonomous region with laws such as the national security law which asserts its jurisdiction beyond borders, complicating matters for Hong Kongers living abroad. The effects of law asserting its jurisdiction beyond borders is contingent on the relative dependency of states, as can be seen in the South Korean strategy with regards to the national security law where the state has sought to maintain “strategic ambiguity” in order to balance US and Chinese relations. READ MORE

  4. 4. Bay Area Economic Integration in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Yiran Zhao; [2022]
    Keywords : Regional Integration; Guangdong-Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area; Economic Development; China; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a regional economic integration development model that stems from the economic cooperation and exchanges between Hong Kong, Macao, and the Pearl River Delta region over the past 40 years. The construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will enable the economic integration and development of this region and promote the construction of the Belt and Road and the expansion of the state's level of openness to the world, driving and radiating the development of other regions. READ MORE

  5. 5. A challenged hybrid system? : A case study investigating the hegemonic struggles between the 2019’s democracy movement and Chinese authoritarianism over Hong Kong political system

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Pauline Zaragoza; [2021]
    Keywords : Hong Kong; Hybrid system; China; Democracy movement; Hegemony; Authoritarianism;

    Abstract : Hong Kong is known for its specific political model composed by a hybrid system balancing democracy and authoritarianism. This work investigates the hegemonic nature of the interactions between the 2019’s democracy movement and the pro-Beijing actors and how they affected this systemic balance. READ MORE