Pax sinica : geopolitics and economics of China's ascendance / Y.Y. Kueh.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [377]-415) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and glossaries -- Introduction: Economic imperatives versus geopolitics -- The emergence of the greater China economic circle -- Hong Kong surviving the open-door, reforming Chinese economy -- Guangdong province ascending as the "Fifth Dragon" -- The US connection of Hong Kong in China's "one country, two economies" system -- Hong Kong weathering the Asian financial storm -- The greater China growth triangle in the Asian financial crisis -- Financial restructuring for economic recovery in China and Hong Kong SAR -- The "China factor" vs. the "US dollar peg" in the success story of Hong Kong -- China and the prospects for economic integration within APEC -- China's new industries and regional economic realignment in the Asia Pacific.