A View from Hong Kong: Chinese Representations of War, Violence and American Imperialism

John Goodwin and Katharine Hills

Sociological Research Online, 1999, vol. 4, issue 2, 54-61

Abstract: In this article we reflect on our experiences in Hong Kong after the bombing by NATO forces of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in May 1999. We focus on the responses to this action contained within Hong Kong's English language press and reflect on the emergent themes. The themes are, Business as Usual in a Global Marketplace and Civilised versus Barbaric: Representations of Good and Evil. On a broad level these themes encapsulate the perceptions that China and Western nations have about each other's society and culture. On a deeper level, through these themes, we reveal the inherent contradictions between the ongoing economic interdependence of China and the West on the one hand, and China's quest for political independence through its reaffirmation of what it is to be Chinese on the other.

Keywords: American Imperialism; China; Hong Kong; Kosovo Crisis; Media; NATO; Par Identity; Sino-West Relations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.5153/sro.261

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