Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Oct 17 – 23, 1940

Oct 17, 1940: German-supported French Vichy regime vows to protect Indochinese borders from Thai incursions

Oct 18, 1940: Burma Road, providing beleaguered Chinese government with vital supplies, reopens after three-month closure caused by Japanese pressure

Oct 19, 1940: Fierce fighting reported between Chinese and Japanese forces near China’s border with Indochina

Oct 20, 1940: US Navy oiler Ramapo delivers two patrol craft to Guam to boost defenses of island.

Oct 21, 1940: Zhang Shanzi, painter famous for tiger motifs and a major force in boosting Chinese morale in the midst of war, dies

Oct 22, 1940: Japan’s N.Y.K. Line among shipping companies offering their services after United States and United Kingdom urge their citizens to leave East Asia as threat of war becomes more imminent

Oct 23, 1940: Japanese Army in massive counter-offensive against 100 Regiments campaign launched by Chinese Communists

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