to be settled by agreement between the Japanese and the Chinese governments. Harried by their civil war with the communists and unable to win international support, Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese government agreed to virtually all of Japan's demands. Furthermore, most of the new demilitarized zone was within the remaining territory of a discredited Manchurian warlord, Zhang Xueliang. Aftermath The Tanggu Truce de facto resulted in the recognition of Manchukuo by the Kuomintang government and its acknowledgement of the loss of Rehe. It provided for a temporary end to the combat between China and Japan, and relations between both countries briefly improved. On May 17, 1935, the Japanese legation in China was raised to the status of embassy, and on June 10, 1935, the He-Umezu Agreement was concluded. The Tanggu Truce gave Chiang Kai-shek time to consolidate his forces and to concentrate his efforts against the Chinese Communist Party albeit at the expense of North China. However, Chinese public opinion was hostile to terms that were so favorable to Japan and so humiliating to China. Although the truce provided for a demilitarized buffer zone, Japanese territorial ambitions towards China remained, and the truce proved to be only a temporary respite until hostilities erupted again in 1937 by the Second Sino-Japanese War. See also Japanese imperialism Unequal treaties Citations General sources External links "JAPAN-CHINA: Breathing Spell"—Time magazine, June 12, 1933 1933 in China 1933 in Japan History of Manchuria Interwar-period treaties Peace treaties of China Peace treaties of Japan Second Sino-Japanese War Treaties concluded in 1933 Treaties entered into force in 1933 Treaties of the Empire of Japan Treaties of the Republic of China (1912–1949) Unequal treaties