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  • Oxfam Trailwalker and Hong Kong

    An Interdisciplinary Review

    Edited by Marcus P. Chu ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
    Since the 1980s, the Oxfam Trailwalker has emerged as one of Hong Kong’s most distinctive sports events, challenging teams to traverse a demanding 100-kilometer route along the MacLehose Trail within a 48-hour time frame. Its sustained success in generating charitable funds for Oxfam Hong Kong has not only attracted significant public and institutional attention domestically but also served as a ... Read more

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  • China, Taiwan, and International Sporting Events

    Face-Off in Cross-Strait Relations

    by Marcus P. Chu ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary China Series
    Chu explores the politics behind Taiwanese cities’ pursuit of international sporting events, and the Chinese authorities’ strategic measures in handling the relations with Taiwan since the 1990s.It is assumed that the Chinese authorities constantly oppose Taiwanese cities’ application for, and boycott their subsequent holding of, international sporting events. Doing so would obstruct Taiwan’s ... Read more

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  • Sporting Events in China as Economic Development, National Image, and Political Ambition

    by Marcus P. Chu ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book analyzes the motivations of the Chinese authorities to pursue the international sporting events. It investigates the 21 oft-underappreciated sporting events governed by FIFA, FINA, FIBA, IAAF, and other international organizations, and linking them with the calculus of the Chinese authorities to push forwards economic development, polish national image, and realize the supreme leaders’ ... Read more

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  • Greater China's Olympic Medal Haul

    Beyond Sports Excellence

    by Marcus P. Chu ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary China Series
    Between 1984 and 2021, elite athletes from the member regions of Greater China – China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong – competed at each of the ten Summer Olympics. By winning 263 gold medals, 199 silver, and 173 bronze, China became a global sports superpower. Taiwan and Hong Kong pocketed 7 gold medals, 10 silver, and 17 bronze and 2 gold medals, 3 silver, and 4 bronze, respectively, displaying their ... Read more

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  • China's Quest for Sporting Mega-Events

    The Politics of International Bids

    by Marcus P. Chu ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary China Series
    This book vividly elucidates the inseparable nature between politics and sport in China.The holding of sporting mega-events is viewed by the Chinese authorities as a prominent way to push forward the Reform and Opening up, arouse the patriotism among the public, and display national resurgence in the world. Chinese cities thus have keenly quested for the Olympics, the Asian Games and the World ... Read more

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  • Politics of Mega-Events in China's Hong Kong and Macao

    by Marcus P. Chu ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores the connection between politics and mega-events in post-handover Hong Kong and Macao. It also offers an in-depth account of the two cities’ keenness to integrate with China and engage in the international society and China’s eagerness to build image, boost influence and gain respect on the global arena. This work will facilitate academics, think tanks, diplomats and government ... Read more

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  • The Sports Development of Hong Kong and Macau

    New Challenges after the Handovers

    Edited by Brian Bridges, Marcus P. Chu ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives
    China’s sports history and its contemporary role in the global sporting community have become well-known, but the sporting history and development of China’s two Special Administrative Regions – Hong Kong and Macau – have not received the coverage they deserve either in their historical contexts or since the handovers of control to the People's Republic. By drawing on a multi-national group of ... Read more

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    A Recent History of Dissent in Hong Kong: Penguin Specials

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  • A System Apart

    Hong Kong’s Political Economy from 1997 till Now: Penguin Specials

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