Posted 1 year ago
tracyme
(35 items)
One side reads : THIN SOY
SOY
INGRED YELLOW BEAN
FLOUR SALT WATER
Another side reads: MADE IN HONG KONG
KOON CHUN
YUEN LONG .N.T
HONG KONG
Gross 125LBS
NET 100LBS
Top reads: WSC
S. F.
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Soy sauce...heres something interesting..
"Focusing on soy sauce exports from Hong Kong to the United States, this article traces the origin of the ‘Made in Hong Kong’ label to the US-led embargo on Chinese goods during the Korean War and explores the repercussions the recent Sino-US conflict generated on the label. By examining the history of an enterprise embroiled in two episodes of global trade disruptions, this article reveals how politically motivated US trade policies steered businesses in Hong Kong to pursue commercial opportunities by leveraging geopolitics, both global and local..."
Read here..
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366915130_'Made_in_Hong_Kong'_Deriving_value_from_the_place-of-origin_label_1950s_and_now
This was the original link I saw the article. I have not read the whole article but sounds interesting..
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Koon-Chun-barrel-for-shipment-of-soy-sauce-to-the-United-States-marked-Made-in-Hong_fig4_366915130
Wow interesting. Thank you!