Gold Warriors keyword-military Brian Barry

Brian Barry

Uncertainty about the post-handover era accelerated Hong Kong’s race for economic growth

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and discusses his views on contemporary social theory and social movements

McSmith describes the transition from a party dominated by the radical left into a social democratic party

Gold Warriors keyword-military Brian BarryIn 1945, US intelligence officers in Manila discovered that the Japanese had hidden large quantities of gold bullion and other looted treasure in the Philippines. President Truman decided to recover the gold but to keep its riches secret. These, combined with Japanese treasure recovered during the US occupation, and with recovered Nazi loot, would create a worldwide American political action fund to fight communism. This Black Gold gave Washington