Japanese Investigation of the Yangtze River Flood in 1931 and the Attitude of Chinese Officials and People
In the summer of 1931,a major flood broke out in the Yangtze River Basin.The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were particularly hard hit,and the area around Wuhan in Hubei province was the"center"of the flood.The flood attracted"a great deal of attention"in Japan.Japan not only conducted a detailed investigation of the disaster in the Yangtze River Basin and paid attention to the disaster relief measures and effects of the National Government,but also supported the disaster relief of Chinese victims through non-governmental organizations.The fundamental motive and intention of Japan's rescue of the Chinese victims was to alleviate the Chinese sentiment against Japan,to restore Sino-Japanese trade rapidly,to protect its commercial interests in the Yangtze River Basin,and to support Japanese military operations in Northeast China.Japan,on the one hand,actively assisted the Chinese victims under the guise of"humanitarianism"and"good neighborly friendship",and on the other hand,it plotted the Mukden Incident and forcibly occupied Northeast China.Therefore,its ultimate goal was not to assist China,but to intensify its invasion of China.This extremely contradictory and hypocritical double-faced practice caused great indignation among the Chinese people.They launched a large-scale anti-Japanese patriotic movement,forcing the National Government to refuse all assistances from Japan to show its resolute determination to resist.
National GovernmentFlood in the Yangtze River BasinJapanese SurveyThe Mukden Incident
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