History
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.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More Episodes
Ep. 183 | The Nanjing Massacre (Part 2)
2017-05-11
2017-05-11
Ep. 182 | The Nanjing Massacre (Part 1)
2017-05-11
2017-05-11
Ep. 179 | The Ancient History of Silk
2017-01-29
2017-01-29
Ep. 178 | William Mesny (Part 2)
2017-01-10
2017-01-10
Ep. 177 | William Mesny (Part 1)
2017-01-10
2017-01-10
Ep. 176 | The History of the Teochew People
2016-11-29
2016-11-29
Ep. 175 | Su Dongpo
2016-10-27
2016-10-27
Ep. 174 | The Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao
2016-10-12
2016-10-12
Get this podcast on your
phone, FREE
