Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, March 21 – 27, 1940

 

March 21, 1940: Japanese politicians, aiming to return to traditional values in a time of national crisis amid war in China, call for end to ‘liberalism based on individuality’

March 22, 1940: Japanese Army carries out mopping-up operations north of Hong Kong, sending large numbers of Chinese refugees across border into British colony

March 23, 1940: In report to League of Nations, Japan refuses to confirm if it is fortifying its island possessions in the Pacific in preparation for possible war with the Western powers

March 24, 1940: Amid massive expansion, the United States expects its annual aircraft manufacturing capacity to reach 34,000 by the end of 1940, up by 100 percent from the start of the year

March 25, 1940: Leading communist Zhou Enlai back in China after lengthy stay in Moscow

March 26, 1940: US freighter City of Joliet goes aground off the south coast of Japan

March 27, 1940: Concern is growing in England and France that Germany may be planning U-boat base in East Asia

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