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At the last stage of copy-editing this book, Beijing made another offensive against Hong Kong by tabling a draft bill intended to impose its will on the national security law of Hong Kong. This is no less than a statement pronouncing the death of Hong Kong’s autonomy. This action has raised the already brewing China–US global contest to a new level. Upon advice from the editors, I have added a section on this issue in the final chapter. While I was writing it, a huge protest wave, in solidarity with George Floyd who was killed by the police, was sweeping across the US. The issue is much debated in both Hong Kong and mainland China. With all these new events breaking out one after the other, like it or not, the world will never be the same.

Au Loong-yu

5 June 2020

Hong Kong