The Politics of Cross-border Crime in Greater China: Case Studies of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao (Hong Kong Becoming China (Hardcover))

Organized crime has been on the rise in the Greater China region since the People's Republic opened up its economy and society in the mid-1980s. Today, triads from Hong Kong, Macao, and even Taiwan are involved in businesses in Guangdong Province, and often recruit local Chinese for illegal activities such as extortion, kidnapping, assassinations, and smuggling of illegal aliens.This book provides a detailed and comprehensive study of how the state at the central and local levels has responded to the changing patterns and activities of cross-border crime in Greater China. It discusses the theoretical concept of organized crime; the transnational nature of organized crime in recent years; the significance of studying organized crime in Greater China; and the implications for the national security of other countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia.The author reviews the history of organized crime and secret societies, and addresses the legal complexities of dealing with criminal groups in the region. He covers such topics as money laundering, the financing of terrorist activities, and regional efforts in fighting terrorism. Half-title ......Page 2 Series Page ......Page 3 Title ......Page 4 Copyright ......Page 5 Contents ......Page 6 List of Tables ......Page 8 List of Abbreviations ......Page 10 Series Editors’ Foreword ......Page 12 Acknowledgments ......Page 18 The Concept of Transborder Crime ......Page 22 Organized Crime and the State ......Page 25 Transborder Crime and the Changing Role of the State ......Page 31 Transborder Crime and Interstate/Intergovernmental Cooperation ......Page 32 The Case of Greater China ......Page 33 Socioeconomic Interactions and Transborder Crime ......Page 37 Art Crime ......Page 42 Car-Crashing Syndicates, Highway Robberies, Murders, and Assassinations ......Page 43 Cross-Border Begging ......Page 45 Computer and Internet Crime ......Page 46 Counterfeiting ......Page 48 Triad Activities ......Page 50 Drug Trafficking and Loan Sharking ......Page 52 Fraud ......Page 54 Hijacking ......Page 57 Illegal Gambling ......Page 58 Illegal Workers ......Page 59 Kidnapping ......Page 61 Money Laundering ......Page 66 Human Smuggling ......Page 70 Smuggling of Goods and Products ......Page 73 Weapons Smuggling ......Page 78 Media Piracy ......Page 80 Prostitution ......Page 82 Cross-Border Theft and Robbery ......Page 86 The Changing Patterns of Transborder Crime ......Page 88 2. The PRC State Response at National, Provincial, and Local Levels ......Page 89 Response at Provincial and Local Levels: Guangdong, Shenzhen, and the Pearl River Delta ......Page 91 Persistence of Art Crime ......Page 96 Antidrug Trafficking Campaigns ......Page 97 Combating Highway Robberies ......Page 99 Tackling Counterfeiting and Fraud ......Page 100 Antigambling Efforts ......Page 102 Cross-Border Kidnapping ......Page 104 Mainlanders’ Visits to Hong Kong ......Page 105 Triads, the Mainland Democracy Movement, and PRC Reactions ......Page 106 Antiprostitution ......Page 108 Antismuggling Efforts ......Page 109 Anticrime Campaigns ......Page 110 Police Performance and the “Protective Umbrella” ......Page 113 Anticorruption ......Page 115 Judicial Reforms ......Page 118 Media Scrutiny in Mainland China and Hong Kong ......Page 119 South China: The Weak Central State Versus the Strong Mafia States ......Page 121 Art Crime ......Page 123 Assassinations ......Page 124 Antipiracy and Internet Crime ......Page 125 Counterfeiting ......Page 127 Cross-Border Thefts, Cell Phone Smuggling, and Loan Sharking ......Page 128 Illegal Gambling ......Page 129 The Narcotics Trade ......Page 130 Antismuggling ......Page 131 Response to Cross-Border Money Laundering ......Page 134 Anticrime Policy in Hong Kong and South China ......Page 137 Antiprostitution Raids ......Page 138 Anti-Triads Operations ......Page 139 Police Performance and Effectiveness ......Page 141 The Role of the Independent Commission Against Corruption ......Page 143 Prison Management ......Page 147 Youth Problems and Cross-Border Crime ......Page 148 Summary ......Page 149 Cross-Border Crime and Politics from Colonial to Postcolonial Macao ......Page 150 Reform of Disciplinary Forces ......Page 153 Anticorruption and Its Limits ......Page 154 The Case of Ao Man Long ......Page 156 Casinos, Organized Crime, and Beijing’s United Front ......Page 157 Casino Competition, the Balance of Power, and Cross-Border Crime ......Page 160 Money Laundering Involving North Korea ......Page 162 The Macao Government’s Response to North Korean “Money Laundering” ......Page 164 Tackling Cross-Border Crime and Local Crime ......Page 166 Stemming the Tide of Cross-Border Illegal Workers ......Page 169 Public Scrutiny ......Page 170 Macao’s Postcolonial State and Organized Crime ......Page 172 Taiwan and Mainland China ......Page 173 Hong Kong and the PRC ......Page 179 Taiwan’s Response to Terrorism ......Page 182 Hong Kong’s Response to Terrorism ......Page 184 Macao’s Response to Terrorism ......Page 186 Summary ......Page 187 6. Intergovernmental and Regional Cooperation ......Page 188 Macao and Hong Kong ......Page 189 Macao and Taiwan ......Page 191 Mainland China and Taiwan ......Page 192 Sino-Hong Kong Cooperation and Its Limitations ......Page 196 Legal Relations Between Hong Kong and Mainland China ......Page 199 Problems of Cross-Border Departmental Cooperation ......Page 202 Summary ......Page 205 Embedded Autonomy and the Combat Against Transborder Crime ......Page 206 Transborder Crime, the State, and Economic Liberalization ......Page 212 Transborder Crime and Intergovernmental Cooperation ......Page 213 Multiple Jurisdictions and Problems of Intergovernmental Cooperation ......Page 215 Introduction ......Page 218 1. Types and Patterns of Transborder Crime in Greater China ......Page 224 2. The PRC State Response at National, Provincial, and Local Levels ......Page 232 3. Cross-Border Crime and the Postcolonial State in Hong Kong ......Page 236 4. Response of the Postcolonial State in Macao ......Page 240 5. Espionage and Terrorism ......Page 242 6. Intergovernmental and Regional Cooperation ......Page 244 7. Conclusion ......Page 247 Glossary ......Page 248 Bibliography ......Page 250 Index ......Page 254 About the Series Editors ......Page 265 Types And Patterns Of Transborder Crime In Greater China -- The Prc State Response At National, Provincial, And Local Levels -- Cross-border Crime And The Postcolonial State In Hong Kong -- Response Of The Postcolonial State In Macao -- Espionage And Terrorism -- Intergovernmental And Regional Cooperation. Sonny Shiu-hing Lo. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 231-233) And Index. Organized crime has been on the rise in the Greater Chine region since the People's Republic opened up its economy and society in the mid-1980s. This book provides a detailed and comprehensive study of how the state at the central and local levels has responded to the changing patterns and activities of cross-border crime in Greater China