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Ep. 108 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 8)

Ep. 108 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 8)

The China History Podcast

January 10, 201346m 46s

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Show Notes

After a bit of a break, we pick up after the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. The 1950s were a stressful time for Hong Kong with Britain managing a diplomatic balancing act trying to be a good neighbor to the new PRC and to their closest ally, the USA. Thanks to the exodus of Chinese industrialists, from Shanghai mostly, Hong Kong will usher in a manufacturing boom that will transform the economy and the territory's place in the world.

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