East and West: China, Power, and the Future of Asia - Softcover

Hong Kong's last British governor takes a close-up look at the future of Asia and and explains how its influence will shape world politics, economics, and social institutions in the twenty-first century. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Christopher Patten was a Conservative member of Parliament in Britain until 1992.  He held a number of senior posts, including Minister of Overseas Development, Environmental Secretary, and chairman of the Conservative Party during its successful 1992 campaign.  He was appointed governor of Hong Kong in the same year and held that post until the handover of the colony to China in 1997.  Patten is at present chairing the Commission on the Policing of Northern Ireland following the peace agreement there.  He lives in London with his wife, a lawyer.  They have three daughters.
From the Hardcover edition.