1. RENEGADE TERRITORIES Hong Kong, Taiwan, & Tibet CURRENT ISSUES FACING CHINA

2. FEBRUARY 19, 1997

4. FORMER BRITISH COLONY FORMER BRITISH COLONY 1.When and why did the British receive Hong Kong? 2.In what ways might Hong Kong have been different in its development than mainland China? 3.Hong Kong was returned in 1997. Challenges?

6. After the British returned Hong Kong to China in 1997, China and Hong Kong operate under “One Country, Two Systems.” More specifically, this means that within the People's Republic of China, the mainland will maintain the socialist system, while Hong Kong and Taiwan continue under the capitalist system. Image above: Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang and Chinese President Hu Jintao

7. http://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclawtext/index.html http://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/index/

8. Hong Kong’s Economy GDP per Capita (2010) ◦$45,600 – 11 th in the world. Imports ◦46.4% - China ◦8.8% - Japan ◦6.5% - Taiwan ◦6.5% - Singapore ◦5.3% - US Exports ◦51.2% - China ◦11.65 – US ◦4.4% - Japan

9. Central Hong Kong Seoul, South Korea Singapore Taipei, Taiwan FOUR ASIAN TIGERS

10. HONG KONG HONG KONG

11. REPUBLIC OF CHINA (R.O.C.) REGARDED BY CHINA AS A “REBEL REGION”

12. 1. China will use military action against Taiwan should Taiwan declare independence 3. U.S. Aid and Military support in 2010 2. Beijing has hundreds of missiles pointed at the island and has threatened to use force should Taiwan move toward formal independence. 4. China offered a “one country-two systems” solution like Hong Kong. 4. No seat in the U.N., lost it to China in 1971

13. Central Hong Kong Seoul, South Korea Singapore Taipei, Taiwan FOUR ASIAN TIGERS

14. Democracy in Taiwan National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall Nationalist Kuomintang Party Chiang Kai-Shek

15. China and Tibet Independent since 1950, Tibet was a target of the Mao’s Cultural Revolution and has been working for religious and political freedom from China since.

16. Differing Views of Dalai Lama TibetansChinese Government Living God Threat towards separation from China

17. 195019591960’s – 1970’s 1980’s2008 China sent in thousands of troops to enforce claim on Tibet Tibet tried to fight back against China but it led to the Dalai Lama leaving for India Set up a government in exile Cultural Revolution enforced by Mao Zedong. Tibetan monasteries destroyed along with cultural artifacts China begins to ease its grip due to international pressure Anti-China protestors and authorities in Tibet voice their frustrations about the Olympic Games in Beijing

19. Falun Gong

20. Mock Demonstrations of Human Rights Abuse against Falun Gong