Yu Chung-han

Yu Chung-han, a prominent civilian politician of Zhang Xueliang's

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government, who favored the autonomy of Manchuria and aided Japan's establishment of the puppet state of

Manchukuo Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of (Great) Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China, Manchuria from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic in 1932 afte ...

. Yu Chung-han, was a prominent elder statesman of Zhang Xueliang's Government in Mukden and the leader of the civilian group in Manchuria which favored "''hokyo anmin''" (secure boundary and peaceful life), meaning according to him, the protection and prosperity of the

Provinces were to be the supreme concern of the government, including the relationship with China proper. He intended by means of tax reforms, improvement of the wage system of government officials, and abolition of the costly army, to ensure the people in Manchuria the benefits of peace labor, while defense was to be entrusted to Japan. Following the

Mukden Incident The Mukden Incident, or Manchurian Incident, known in Chinese as the 9.18 Incident (九・一八), was a false flag event staged by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria. On September 18, 1931, L ...

and the Japanese seizure of southern Manchuria, he was installed as chief of the Japanese imposed Northeastern Self-Government Guiding Board on November 10, 1931. As the Chief of the Board, and with Governor

Zang Shiyi Zang Shiyi ( Hepburn: ''Zō Shikiki''; October 1884 – November 13, 1956) was a Chinese general and Governor of Liaoning Province at the time of the invasion of Manchuria in 1932. Biography Zang was born in Shenyang county of Liaoning Provin ...

, of

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province, made plans for a new State to be established in February 1932. Upon learning of the complete defeat and expulsion of Zhang Xueliang from Jinzhou, the pro Japanese Self-Government Association and General Zhang Jinghui as Governor of the Province on 7 January 1932, declared the independence of Heilongjiang Province under the protection of Japan. The same day, the Self-Government Guiding Board in Mukden, issued a Proclamation, appealing to the people of the Northeast to overthrow Zhang Xueliang and join the Northeastern Self-Government Association, which became the state of Manchukuo in March 1932. External links
IMTFE Judgement, Invasion & Occupation of Manchuria
Chinese people of World War II Chinese collaborators with Imperial Japan