Grounded at Kai Tak : Chinese Aircraft Impounded in Hong Kong, 1949-1952.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merry, Malcolm.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975.

Chou, En-lai, 1898-1976.

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.

Attlee, Clement, 1883-1967.

Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971.

Cold War.

Diplomatic and consular service, Chinese.

Local Subjects:

Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975.

Chou, En-lai, 1898-1976.

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.

Attlee, Clement, 1883-1967.

Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

HK : Hong Kong University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This book provides a detailed account of the legal and diplomatic dispute over the ownership of seventy one Chinese commercial aircraft left at Hong Kong's Kai Tak airfield at the end of the Chinese civil war. Set within the broader context of post-Second World War geopolitics, it traces how the case became entangled in Cold War dynamics, British commercial interests, international debates over the recognition of the new government in Beijing, and the Hong Kong colonial administration's efforts to balance competing pressures.

Contents:

Intro

Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series

Contents

1. The Saga of the Chinese Aircraft

2. Hong Kong in 1949

3. China in 1949

4. Great Britain in 1949

5. The USA in 1949

6. The Planes Fly In

7. Insurrection

8. The Tussle for Control

9. The US Ramps Up the Pressure

10. Waiting for Judgment

11. Sir Leslie's Surprise

12. Detaining the Planes

13. Two Opinions

14. A Most Unfriendly Attitude

15. Change in Mood

16. Back to Court

17. Full Court Again

18. And so to London

19. Aftermath

20. Appraisal

21. Epilogue

Timeline: Chronology of Principal Relevant Events

Acknowledgements.

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OCLC:

1586549448