TY - BOOK AU - FUNG Chi Keung Charles AU - WONG Seanon S. TI - Perils of the orient: Hong Kong as a battleground in the US-China rivalry PY - 2023/// KW - HONG KONG KW - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA KW - CHINA KW - GEOPOLITICS N2 - As a leading financial hub, it is long assumed that Hong Kong plays a limited role in the region's geopolitics. However, its unique status as a semi-autonomous and open city under the otherwise authoritarian rule of Beijing means that it has always been ripe for contention, influence, and subversion not only from the West but also from a China that increasingly seeks to project its power beyond its shores ER -