Grounded at Kai Tak: Chinese Aircraft Impounded in Hong Kong, 1949-1952 by Merry, Malcolm

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

The tale of a legal saga surrounding seventy-one airplanes in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War....
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Author: Malcolm Merry
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Grounded at Kai Tak: Chinese Aircraft Impounded in Hong Kong, 1949-1952 by Merry, Malcolm

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

Dhs. 497.73

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

Dhs. 497.73
Author: Malcolm Merry
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The tale of a legal saga surrounding seventy-one airplanes in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War.

Set against the backdrop of regional and international post-Second World War tensions, Grounded at Kai Tak is the most comprehensive account of the complex legal struggle for ownership of seventy-one airplanes belonging to the two main Chinese airlines, which were stranded at Kai Tak airfield in Hong Kong at the end of the Chinese Civil War. The resulting contest for possession of them took place in the courts and among politicians and diplomats on three continents. In the process, the struggle became entangled with the anti-communist policies of the United States in the emerging Cold War, British hopes for the restoration of her pre-war commercial position in China, disagreements between nations about recognition of the new government in Peking, and the delicate balance that the colonial government of Hong Kong had to keep to preserve the colony's interests. Merry tells the tale of this legal saga by weaving together archival documents and news reports of the day, revealing the international alignments that emerged from the aftermath of the wars and the colorful cast of actors that influenced the outcome of the dispute.


Author: Malcolm Merry
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Published: 01/02/2023
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
ISBN: 9789888754151

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