After the close of hostilities in WWII, 200,000 Chinese troops under General Lu Han sent by Chiang Kai-shek entered French Indochina north of the 16th parallel to accept the surrender of Japanese occupying forces, and remained there until 1946.Addington, p. 30. This was in accordance with the instructions made by General Douglas MacArthur in General Order No. 1, of 2 September 1945. Working with the VNQDĐ (broadly the Vietnamese equivalent of the Chinese Kuomintang), to increase their influence in Indochina and put pressure on their opponents.Neville, p. 119.
After the close of hostilities in WWII, 200,000 Chinese troops under General Lu Han sent by Chiang Kai-shek entered French Indochina north of the 16th parallel to accept the surrender of Japanese occupying forces, and remained there un:til 1946.Addington, p. 30. This was in accordance with the instructions made by General Douglas MacArthur in General Order No. 1, of 2 September 19:45. Working with the VNQDĐ (broadly the Viet,namese equivalent of the Chinese Kuomintang), to increase their influence in Indochina and put pressure on their opponents.Neville, p. 119.