Table of Contents

1. Introduction - Re-thinking China’s influence across surrounding jurisdictions: A concentric center-periphery framework 2. More than sharp power: Chinese influence operations in Taiwan, Hong Kong and beyond Part 1: Contextualizing China’s influence: The comparative perspectives 3. China’s assimilation of peripheries in former Qing imperial frontiers: A comparative-historical perspective 4. Peripheral nationalisms of Taiwan and Hong Kong under China’s influence: A comparative-nationalism perspective 5. China’s empire-building across peripheries: A comparative-imperialism perspective Part 2: China’s Influence in Peripheral Autonomy: Hong Kong as a case study 6. China’s influence on Hong Kong’s elections: Evidence from Legislative Council elections 7. China’s influence on Hong Kong’s economy: Lessons from mainlander tourism 8. China’s influence on Hong Kong’s media: Subduing press freedom 9. China’s influence on Hong Kong’s entertainment industry: Lessons from film production 10. China’s influence on Hong Kong’s religions: Interreligious comparison Part 3: China’s Influence in Peripheral Contested State: Taiwan as a case study 11. China’s influence on Taiwan’s elections: The impact of the "1992 Consensus" on presidential elections 12. China’s influence on Taiwan’s economy: The economic statecraft of mainlander tourism 13. China’s influence on Taiwan’s media: A model of transnational diffusion of Chinese censorship 14. China’s influence on Taiwan’s entertainment industry: The Chinese state, entertainment capital, and netizens in the witch-hunt for 'Taiwan independence suspects' 15. China’s influence on Taiwan’s religions: Mazu belief across the strait Part 4: China’s Influence in Peripheral Sovereign States: Cases studies from Indo-Pacific states 16. China’s influence in Southeast Asia: No easy answers 17. China’s influence in South Asia: Under the shadow of the Sino-Indian relationship 18. China’s Influence in Central Asia: Sinophobia and the wave of anti-China Protests 19. China’s influence in Australia and New Zealand: Making the democratic world safe for dictatorship 20. Conclusion - China’s influence and the pushback: Tentative conclusions beyond Hong Kong and Taiwan 21. Epilogue: The place of Hong Kong and Taiwan in the Asia policies of the Trump administration