Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, May 22 – 28, 1941

May 22, 1941: Chinese communists deny claim by the governing nationalists that it is not doing enough to fight Japan

May 23, 1941: Following agreement with Moscow, Japan moves troops from Soviet border to war in China

May 24, 1941: Japanese Army insists it will defeat China militarily not through negotiations

May 25, 1941: Tough fighting reported between Japanese and Chinese troops in northern Shanxi province

May 26, 1941: Japanese army reinforces city of Fuzhou in southeast China

May 27, 1941: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt says “the magnificent defense of China” helps prevent Hitler from attaining world domination

May 28, 1941: US Representative Edith Nourse Rogers introduces bill providing for a Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

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