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Dolo Nor was occupied in early May, which was followed by occupations of Kuyuan,
Paochang, and Kangpao.
Local Chinese forces under leadership of Generals Feng Yu-shiang, Chi Hung-
chang, and Fang Chen-wu successfully rallied local populations to reclaim the ter-
ritory taken by the Japanese by July 1933. However, these forces amounted to little
more than a militia that was rebuked by the Chinese government in Nanjing. Official
Chinese forces prepared to compel the local forces while the Japanese sent reinforce-
ments. The rebel generals left in the middle of August. Japan ultimately reclaimed
Dolo Nor and used that as a base for future incursions into Inner Mongolia in 1935.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from April 8, 1933. End Date changed from
September 13, 1933.
MID#139
Dispute Number: 139
Date(s): January 18, 1935 to February 2, 1935
Participants: 710 China/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side A (Imposed)
Fatalities: 26–100 deaths
Narrative: This dispute describes a clash between China and Japan regarding the
newly created Manchukuo, a Japanese puppet state in the northeast of modern day
China. On January 18, 1935, Chinese soldiers from the nearby Chahar Province (just
southeast of Manchukuo) invaded Jehol.
Japanese and Manchukuoan troops planned a forceful response. An ultimatum
was given to the Chahar governor, Sung Che-yuan, shortly thereafter. China initially
yielded to the ultimatum, though ensuing negotiations failed.
Japanese troops responded with an assault on January 22, employing approximately
4,000 troops and using available air power and armored vehicles. By the end of the
next day, Japan had seized approximately 700 squares miles of the Chahar Province
and proclaimed it to be the new border of the puppet state. Premier Wang Jingwei
conceded defeat on January 29 and instructed the governor of Chahar to do the same.
A formal settlement was signed on February 2 in a quick, 15-minute session. Japan
added what it acquired in the Chahar Province to Manchukuo.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from December 1934.
MID#2212
Dispute Number: 2212
Date(s): May 30, 1935 to July 6, 1935
Participants: 740 Japan/710 China
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side B (Negotiated)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: The Chinese had begun to colonize Inner Mongolia from the late 19th
century. The Chinese acquired large amounts of land in western Inner Mongolia, and
in 1928 they divided western Inner Mongolia into four provinces—Jehol, Chahar,
Suiyuan, and Ninghsia—which cut across tribal territories. The Japanese also had