Case Study China and Hong Kong: Emergence of a Communist Empire?   Instructions: Enter your answers into the boxes below. If you'd like a print-out of your responses, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to a printer-friendly page. If you have been instructed to submit your exercise online, enter both your and your instructor's name and e-mail address, then click the Email button at the bottom of the page. Your answers will be e-mailed immediately.   An Adversary Grows Stronger :: Remember Victor Frankenstein :: Experience As The Best Teacher   Experience As The Best Teacher In 1997 we could only speculate about the implications of Chinese control of Hong Kong. Today we can look at the experience of the past years and assess the transition. First and foremost Hong Kong remains committed to the system of capitalism. China has lived up to its promise of "one country, two systems." Yet Hong Kong has been mired in an economic downturn since China assumed control. In addition, many in Hong Kong have become impatient with the leadership installed by Beijing and have begun pushing for democratic reform. The United States has been vocal in its support of this pro-democracy movement. The reaction of the Chinese was to announce that there would be no changes in the political or governmental landscape of Hong Kong without the approval of Beijing. China has told the United States to stop interfering in Chinese internal affairs. Thus, although it is true that China’s increasing role in the world economic community has prevented any more Tiananmen Squares or aggressive foreign policy movement, it is not necessarily the case that China has become a bastion of democratic values or that relations between the United States and China have been dramatically improved. As you look back at the transfer of authority over Hong Kong from Great Britain to China from the perspective of today, how do you characterize it? Was it the threat that some believed it to be? Did it in fact produce an opportunity for a closer relationship with China? Is the answer somewhere between the extremes forecast at the time?     Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required