1940-03-30

Wang Jingwei regime established

NanjingNanjing · Wang Jingwei’s Reorganized National Government opened in Japanese-occupied Nanjing, institutionalizing collaborationist rule.

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Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Soviet-Mongolian offensive at Khalkhin Gol
  2. First Changsha campaign
  3. Battle of Kunlun Pass
  4. Wang Jingwei regime establishedCurrent record
  5. Zaoyang-Yichang campaign
  6. Hundred Regiments Offensive
  7. Korean Liberation Army founded
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Context

The Wang Jingwei regime explains why occupied China cannot be reduced to one military-control surface. The Nanjing collaborationist government served as the administrative, propaganda, and policing face of occupation.

Sources

The Treccani biographical entry and Britannica war overview anchor the date and character of the regime.

Media

Establishment of the Wang Jingwei RegimeVisual recordEstablishment of the Wang Jingwei RegimeWang Jingwei proclaiming the reorganized National Government in Nanjing.

Source Trail

ReferenceTreccani · Wang JingweiOpen sourceReferenceEncyclopaedia Britannica · Second Sino-Japanese WarOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · Establishment_of_Wang_Jingwei_Regime.jpgOpen source