▁( tem por arily ) ▁Roman ian ▁troops ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁during ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁occupation ▁of ▁B ess arab ia . ▁ ▁Chinese ▁in ▁the ▁Che ka ▁and ▁military ▁guard ▁units ▁ ▁Some ▁Chinese ▁volunte ers , ▁who ▁had ▁fan at ical ▁dev otion ▁to ▁the ▁revolution , ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Che ka ▁and ▁various ▁military ▁guard ▁det ach ments . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁there ▁were ▁some ▁ 7 0 0 ▁Chinese ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁Che ka . ▁The ▁Che ka ▁util ized ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁arrest ▁and ▁execution ▁of ▁anti - S ov iet ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁Chinese ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁Al lied ▁inter vention ▁The ▁Bei y ang ▁government ▁in ▁north ▁China ▁joined ▁the ▁Al lied ▁inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War . ▁They ▁sent ▁forces ▁number ing ▁ 2 , 3 0 0 ▁in ▁Si ber ia ▁and ▁North ▁Russia ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁after ▁the ▁Chinese ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁requested ▁aid . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁soldiers ▁later ▁defect ed ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Army . ▁ ▁Notable ▁persons ▁Ren ▁F uch en ▁( 任 <0xE8> <0xBE> <0x85> <0xE8> <0x87> <0xA3> ) ▁( 1 8 8 4 – 1 9 1 8 ) ▁from ▁T iel ing ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁B ols he vik ▁in ▁North ▁L ia oning ▁and ▁a ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁regiment ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Red ▁Army . ▁He ▁is ▁comm emor ated ▁as ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁hero ▁in ▁the