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Book review: China’s International Transboundary Rivers: Politics, Security and Diplomacy of Shared Water Resources

elites and representatives of the Chinese population in Hong Kong. They also slowly developed a sense of ownership of local affairs, and an early form of nationalism took root in Hong Kong. Chapters 9 and 10 examine how a new wave of Chinese nationalism became popular in the late-Qing and early Republic of China eras, and how it diffused to Hong Kong. Tsui argues that Hong Kong was relatively insulated from this wave of party-led Chinese nationalism because local elites strived to protect their stable and prosperous society in various ways. Chapters 11 through 14 talk about the modernization process in Hong Kong after the Second World War, and how nationalism in Hong Kong further developed through contentions between the British colonial government and people of different social classes. Chapters 15 through 18 discuss Hong Kong in the 1980s when handover arrangements began. The chapters address both positive and negative sentiments over the handover and related issues and the worsening relationship between the Chinese government and Hong Kong people after the handover. While the book offers insightful and interesting perspectives, it has several weaknesses. First, the definition of Hong Kong people is vague and inconsistent. For instance, in the first three chapters, Tsui argues that Hong Kong people are descendants of the Baiyue in Lingnan, and he clearly highlights how the Baiyue people, as a group, refused to integrate with the Han Chinese. However, when addressing the integration of Western and Christian cultures in Hong Kong society from the late 18th century, Tsui focuses far more on how individual elites, rather than a group of people or a nation, developed a sense of ownership toward Hong Kong and thus the growth of nationalism in Hong Kong. Such inconsistency raises questions about the different treatment of two significant topics in the book, and whether it is sufficient to focus only on elites to explain the nation-building process in Hong Kong since the late 18th century. The book could have provided more interesting comparisons to show how Hong Kong people as a group or nation responded to Western culture in the 18th century. Second, the style of writing is distracting. Tsui tends to present stories right at the beginning of each chapter, without explaining or justifying how the stories or the chapters are related to the central themes and arguments. In most chapters, Tsui offers a summary that briefly explains the purpose of the chapter and how it is related to the next chapter. But the summaries should offer more thorough explanation and linkage, and each summary should be placed preferably at the beginning of each chapter. Critiques notwithstanding, this book has made a valuable contribution by providing a distinct historical perspective of Hong Kong and the development of nationalism in Hong Kong society. It would be of interest to those looking for alternative perspectives on Hong Kong’s history, and to those eager to learn about how the recent political controversies and rising localism have shaped Hong Kong’s nation-building.