{"product_id":"defying-the-dragon-stephen-vines-9781787384552","title":"Defying the Dragon: Hong Kong and the World's Largest Dictatorship","description":"\u003cem\u003eDefying the Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e tells a remarkable story of audacity: of how the people of Hong Kong challenged the PRC's authority, just as its president reached the height of his powers. Is Xi's China as unshakeable as it seems? What are its real interests in Hong Kong? Why are Beijing's time-honoured means of control no longer working there? And where does this leave Hongkongers themselves? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Vines has lived in Hong Kong for over three decades. His book shrewdly unpacks the Hong Kong-China relationship and its wider significance--right up to the astonishing convergence of political turmoil and international crisis with Covid-19 and the 2020-21 crackdown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVividly describing the uprising from street level, Vines explains how and why it unfolded, and its global repercussions. Now, the international community is reassessing relations with Beijing, just as Hong Kong's rebellion and China's handling of the pandemic have exposed the regime's weakness. In a crisis that has become existential all round, what lies ahead for Hong Kong, China and the world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Vines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787384551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787384552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurst \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.60w x 1.50d","brand":"Stephen Vines","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043189092607,"sku":"9781787384552","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1058e066-0d2a-4abe-8ec4-a0de375fb7d1.jpg?v=1684965742","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/defying-the-dragon-stephen-vines-9781787384552","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}