Communist China's integration into world diplomatic and trading systems in the 1950s was troublesome: relations with British governments and British business interests were no exception. The book examines the origins of `Two Chinas', the impact of the Korean War and focuses above all on British government policy towards China. It argues that the most significant influence on government policy was the relationship between the state and business elites; a symbiotic relationship that coalesced around an imperial concern: Hong Kong.
- ISBN10 0312173202
- ISBN13 9780312173203
- Publish Date 15 September 1997 (first published 1 January 1997)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 May 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St. Martin's Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 280
- Language English