Gold Smuggling in the Early Period of Puppet Manchukuo
The gold smuggling in puppet Manchukuo began with the tariff increase after the National Government's Treaty Re-negotiation Movement,and rose from the smuggling in North China instigated by the Japanese.The most important reason for gold smuggling was the inconsistent price difference of gold in Korea,Puppet Manchukuo and Tianjin,which led to great profit for smugglers.Smugglers smuggled gold via the land,sea and other ways from Korea and puppet Manchukuo.Gold smuggling made Japan increase its gold rule and gold mine development in Puppet Manchukuo,and accelerated its plunder of gold resources in Northeast China.