The Post-Colonial Situation of Post-1997 Hong Kong. A Reflection upon “One Country, Two Systems” after the First 20 Years
Abstract
Under the policy “One Country, Two Systems,” the Chinese Communist
government has now been ruling Hong Kong for 20 years. This study reflects
upon the post-colonial situation placed by such a ruling formula that originated
from the Chinese Communist government’s plan of reintegrating Taiwan into
China. This work demonstrates how post-1997 Hong Kong differs from its
British colonial past. However, such post-colonial difference hinders post-
1997 Hong Kong from pursuing deimperialization and decolonialization under
pro-communist patriotism.
Keywords: Localism, “One Country, Two Systems,” Post-1997 Hong Kong, Postcolonialism, Pro-communist Patriotism
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