Chien-peng CHUNG is Professor of Political Science at the Department of Government and International Affairs, Lingnan University of Hong Kong. He received his PhD from the University of Southern California. He has written three solely authored books, co-authored one book, contributed chapters to edited works, and published many articles in academic and policy journals. He researches on China’s territorial disputes, foreign relations, and ethnic politics.

• Preface, Introduction, Chapter 1: Xinzheng &–New Administration in the late Qing dynasty (1902-11), Chapter 2: Separatists, Central Government, and Foreign Involvement in Republican China (1912 &–1949), Chapter 3: Case Studies of Separatism under the Republic of China Regimes (1912 &–1949), Chapter 4: The Theory and Practice of Regional Autonomy for Minority Nationalities in the First Forty Years (1949-89) of the People's Republic of China, Chapter 5: Rising Ethnic Nationalism in China astride the Millennium (1990-07), Chapter 6: Heading for Ethnic Troubles (2007-10), Chapter 7: Tibet and Xinjiang in a State of Securitization (Since 2010), Chapter 8: Integration of Tibet and Xinjiang into Contemporary China: A Test of Propositions, Chapter 9: Conclusion, Index.