- Pacific Area, Politics and government, Økonomiske forhold, Kina
Drawing on his five-year experience as governor of Hong Kong before it was reclaimed by China, Patten describes his attempts to introduce democracy to Hong Kong, discusses his relationships with Chinese and Western business and political interests, and shares his views on the future of East-West relations.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Chris Patten
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 340
- Publisher
- M&S, Macmillan, Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye gu fen you xian gong si
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- cmn, Chinese, English
- ISBN
- 9789571327112
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