Many believe the recent deterioration in US-China relations represents a 'New Cold War' rooted in ideological differences. In this Element, Ho-fung Hung argues that what underlies the change in US-China relations from amity to enmity is the changing relationship between US-China corporations.
So many books on China recycle the same stories and historical anecdotes, but this one tells the story from the point of view of economic history. It is scholarly yet readable, interesting throughout. Marginal Revolution
A comprehensive and timely account of Hong Kong's development from precolonial times to the present, City of the Edge considers the 2019 unrest in Hong Kong within the context of global finance and the geopolitics of the US-China rivalry in its long struggle for autonomy and democracy.