In:
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Wiley, Vol. 89, No. 1 ( 1998-02), p. 4-14
Abstract:
A geopolitcal theory developed by Randall Collins (1986) predicted the fall of the Soviet empire. The question now being asked is how long China will exist within its present frontiers. The unity of the state is threatened by overextension of resources, growing economic inequality, and ethnic separatism. An attempt is made to quantify the potential for separatism of the Chinese provinces. The highest scores were received by Xinjiang, Tibet, Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang. The pull of the strong Hong Kong and Taiwanese economies may create an integrated South Chinese economic space, stretching from Hainan to Shanghai. The pull from the Turkic and Islamic states in Central Asia may increase separatist tendencies in Xinjiang.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0040-747X
,
1467-9663
DOI:
10.1111/tesg.1998.89.issue-1
DOI:
10.1111/1467-9663.00002
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
1998
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1482901-0
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