Europe, China, and the two SARs : towards a new era

His latest book is Europe and the Challenge of the Asia Pacific (1999). Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-3 French Policy towards China: a Redefinition....Pages 4-28 UK Policy towards China....Pages 29-62 Germany’s Policy towards China and the SARs of Hong Kong and Macau....Pages 63-69 Italian Policy towards China: the Trading State Approach....Pages 70-102 Dutch—Chinese Bilateral Relations: Constant Elements of a Bilateral Relationship in a Changing World System....Pages 103-136 Portugal, China and Macau: Building a New Triangular Relationship at a Moment of Change....Pages 137-168 Hispano—Chinese Relations: a Limited Past but a Promising Future....Pages 169-195 Setting the Agenda for the Twenty-First Century: China, Hong Kong, Macau and the European Union....Pages 196-208 Development and Reconciliation under Peace: an Explanation of China’s Policy towards the European Union....Pages 209-225 Europe, China and the Future of Hong Kong....Pages 226-244 Macau’s Role in the China—EU Context....Pages 245-258 From Bilateralism to a Common Approach? The EU, China, Hong Kong and Macau....Pages 259-279 Back Matter....Pages 280-284 This book is a detailed study of contemporary economic, political and security relations between Western Europe (now represented by the European Union) and China and the two emerging special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. In a comparative manner, the contributors analyse the policies of seven major European states and the European Commission, counter-balanced with the view from China, Hong Kong and Macau. This uniquely wide-ranging survey discusses the past record, the present performance and the future prospects of the Sino-European relationship.