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"Embassy" of Japan-backed Puppet Regime Found
Local people in northeast China's Changchun City recently discovered the old site of the "embassy" of the puppet Nanking government backed by the Japanese troops during the World War II to the State of Manchu.
Changchun, now the capital of Jilin Province, used to be the "capital," known as "Shengjing (Grand Capital)," of Manchu under the rule of Emperor Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
The old building is a two-story structure with a floor space of about 1,000 sq. m. It is located in front of the "imperial palace" museum of Manchu on Shaanxi Road.
Both the "embassy" and "imperial palace" buildings were built in the early 20th century.
According to Zhang Lixian, a researcher with the museum, the "embassy" site was confirmed last month with the help of an 86-year old man, Li Shuxian, a former driver for the "imperial palace."
The discovery of the site is another evidence of Japanese invasion of China.
Historical records show that in 1940, the Japanese-backed puppet regime known as the National Government of the Republic of China was established in Nanking, now known as Nanjing, the provincial capital of Jiangsu Province in east China.
In 1941, the puppet regime sealed the so-called diplomatic ties with Manchu and opened the embassy in the Gothic building which was previously the residence for two sisters of Emperor Puyi.
The two puppet regimes were toppled in 1945 when the Japanese invasion came to an end after Chinese fought an eight-year Anti-Japanese War, along with the ending of World War II.
Since 1949, when the People's Republic of China was founded, the old building has been used as the guesthouse of a local factory and then a warehouse. Nowadays, the old structure is hardly noticeable surrounded by tall modern buildings.
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