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Hong Kong on the Brink: An American Diplomat Relives 1967's Darkest Days

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Hong Kong on the Brink: An American Diplomat Relives 1967's Darkest Days

Syd Goldsmithâ‚¬s first taste of Chinaâ‚¬s Cultural Revolution is blood on his tongue.

Itâ‚¬s 1967. Hong Kong is simmering, plagued by communist-led riots and strikes, crippled transport, punishing water-rationing, takeover threats from Beijing and roadside bombs. And Syd â‚¬" the only Caucasian Foreign Service Officer at the American Consulate General who speaks Cantonese â‚¬" is made responsible for reporting and analysis of the Hong Kong governmentâ‚¬s ability to survive.

The CIA station chief and the head of Macauâ‚¬s gold syndicate play major roles in Sydâ‚¬s story, along with Newsweekâ‚¬s Sydney Liu and Maynard Parker, and a steady stream of inquiring foreign correspondents and China-watchers. Richard Nixon makes a cameo appearance â‚¬" to talk football with Syd since the consul general wonâ‚¬t see him â‚¬" in this riveting memoir of a year when Hong Kongâ‚¬s â‚¬Å“borrowed timeâ‚¬Â seemed about to expire.
Country USA
Brand Blacksmith Books
Manufacturer Blacksmith Books
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2017-09-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9789887792789

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