… Indeed, many of these clashes centre on or involve the region’s most powerful and controversial
player: China. This book focuses on several of these critical struggles, examining how
democracy and the rule of law play out in a number of jurisdictions highly influenced by China’s
presence. … However, this book also takes China itself into consideration, and examines how
the tensions between the rule of law and democracy are interacting domestically. Additionally,
the book examines Singapore, a city-state that is often considered a mirror image of Hong …