Chinese Business Groups in Hong Kong and Political Change in South China, 1900-25 (St. Antony's Series)

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Maps and Illustrations......Page 11
Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 12
List of Abbreviations......Page 15
A Note on Romanisation......Page 16
Locating the Cantonese Merchants on the Changing Political Landscape of China, 1840–1930......Page 22
China's Coastal Economic Zone and the Western Affairs Movement......Page 24
Late Qing Reforms – Redefining Merchants' Political Role......Page 27
Post-Revolution Era – Market for Political Investment......Page 29
The North-South Divide......Page 31
Merchants, State and Civil Society......Page 33
'Political Aspirations' of Hong Kong Chinese......Page 36
Idea of 'Invention of Tradition'......Page 37
Making of Republican Traditions......Page 38
Review and Projection......Page 40
China Factors Shaping Hong Kong and British Reactions......Page 42
Western Factors Shaping Hong Kong and their Repercussions in China......Page 46
Hong Kong and Political Independence of South China......Page 49
3 Hong Kong Merchants in New China, 1900–11......Page 56
Reforms in China and Redefinition of Merchants' Political Role......Page 57
Overseas-Returned Migrants – Siyi Merchants in Hong Kong and their Investment in South China......Page 58
Siyi Merchants in Hong Kong and Revolution in Guangdong......Page 61
Hong Kong Governor's Response to Revolution and North-South Split in China......Page 63
Siyi Merchants and the Canton Government......Page 65
Competitors of Siyi Merchants: Bao' an Group......Page 69
The Battlefield – Hong Kong Merchant Cliques in the Senate Election in Peking......Page 71
Safety Net – Chinese Merchants and British Company Law......Page 74
China Consortium and Its 'One-China Policy'......Page 80
Siyi Merchants in Hong Kong and Loans for the Canton Government......Page 81
Communications Clique in Peking and Bao' an Merchants in Hong Kong......Page 84
Second Revolution in Canton and Its Failure......Page 86
Finance and Politics in Guangdong......Page 90
Guangdong under Guangxi Dominance......Page 96
Financing the Canton Government – Cantonese Merchants and the Bank of China in Canton......Page 99
Co-operation of Merchants in Hong Kong and Canton......Page 102
'Canton for the Cantonese'......Page 104
Siyi men and the New Political Landscape in Canton......Page 113
Financing the Canton Government – Alternatives to Domestic Loans......Page 117
Possibility of British Aid to the Canton Government......Page 120
Arrival of Soviet Influence......Page 124
'Merchant Corps 'Incident'......Page 128
Retreat to British Hong Kong......Page 145
7 Conclusion: Business, Politics and Civil Society......Page 148
Legal Status of Business......Page 149
Invention of a Republican Tradition......Page 151
Good Seasons to Invest in China......Page 152
Notes......Page 154
Bibliography......Page 182
Appendix 1 Major Chinese Businesses Registered in Hong Kong, 1880–1933......Page 192
Appendix 2 Major Business Groups......Page 195
Appendix 3 Major Business Cliques among the Overseas-Returned Migrants......Page 196
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