Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Oct 2 – 8, 1941

Oct 2, 1941: The US government calls on Japan to make a “clear-cut manifestation” regarding its intention to withdraw from China and Indochina

Oct 3, 1941: Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi calls for passive resistance against British colonial rule

Oct 4, 1941: US diplomats in Bangkok report Thailand fears Japanese invasion in case of a general advance in Southeast Asia

Oct 5, 1941: Soviet dictator Josef Stalin is informed by his Tokyo-based spy Richard Sorge that Japan plans to attack the United States soon

Oct 6, 1941: Hong Kong Bishop Ronald O. Hall visits the United States to drum up support for China’s struggle against Japan

Oct 7, 1941: Following Japanese withdrawal from the central Chinese city of Changsha, the two opposing sides revert to their positions prior to the battle

Oct 8, 1941: Song Qingling, widow of late Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, says China has earned a place among the world’s democracies after its long and bloody fight against Japan

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