🇹🇼 The Historical Truth of 1949: Chiang Kai-shek's Transportation of Gold to Taiwan, the Monetary Foundation Supporting the New Taiwan Dollar and Post-war Construction
This article reveals the historical facts of former President Chiang Kai-shek transporting gold from mainland China to Taiwan in 1949, clarifying its quantity and purpose, and refuting the misunderstandings of some people regarding this event. The total amount of gold transported to Taiwan was about 112 to 187 metric tons, which was used at the time to stabilize the nearly empty Bank of Taiwan and the value of the New Taiwan Dollar, and to support construction and needs in the early post-war period. The article strongly contrasts the Republic of China as an exploited nation with Japan during the Japanese occupation period as a 'resource-invading nation' that looted a huge amount of gold (over 6,000 metric tons) in the Nanjing Massacre. At the same time, it criticizes some modern individuals (including Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je) for mocking the architectural aesthetics of the post-war Republic of China and infinitely praising the construction of the Japanese occupation era, calling on the public not to criticize the practical considerations of the ancients in times of turmoil based on today's peaceful and affluent standards.