Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink

Vigil:
Hong Kong on the Brink

Published 2020
By Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom

The situation in Hong Kong is going through rapid changes. This short book puts the events unfolding there in a historical perspective. Since its writing, Beijing has passed a new law that essentially voids the 1997 agreement with Britain under which Hong Kong was to enjoy at least 50 years of relative autonomy from Beijing.