Chin-Doihara Agreement
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The Chin-Doihara Agreement was an treaty
Treaty
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 that resolved the North Chahar Incident
North Chahar Incident
The North Chahar Incident between Japan and China in June 1935, resulted in an agreement that demilitarized Chahar province.In June 1935, four Japanese soldiers entered the Changpei District of Chahar province, north of the Great Wall, on a journey to Kalgan and Peiping. They were detained because...

 of 27 June 1935 between the Empire of Japan
Empire of Japan
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 and Republic of China
Republic of China
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. The agreement was made between Kwantung Army negotiator, Kenji Doihara
Kenji Doihara
was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. He was instrumental in the Japanese invasion of Manchuria for which he earned fame taking the nickname 'Lawrence of Manchuria', a reference to the Lawrence of Arabia....

, representing Japan, and Deputy Commander of the Kuomintang
Kuomintang
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 29th Army, General Qin Dechun (Chin Techun), representing China. It resulted in the demilitarisation
Demilitarisation
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 of Chahar
Chahar (province)
Chahar , also known as Chaha'er, Chakhar, or Qahar, was a province of China in existence from 1912 to 1936, mostly covering territory in what is part of eastern Inner Mongolia. It was named after the Chahar Mongolians....

.

As a result of the Chin-Doihara Agreement it was agreed:
1.) The commander of the regiment that detained the Japanese soldiers and the judge advocate of the division concerned were to be dismissed and punished.
2.) All units of the Chinese 29th Army were to be withdrawn from the districts of Chahar province north of Changpei
Zhangbei County
Zhangbei County , Hebei, China is a county formerly in the Chahar province. Its name, which literally means "North of Zhang[jiakou]", derives from the fact that it is north-northeast of Zhangjiakou...

.
3.) Maintenance of peace and order there was to be entrusted to the Peace Preservation Corps of Chahar Province.
4.) No Chinese were to be permitted to migrate to and settle in the northern part of Chahar province in the future.
5.) No activities of the Kuomintang were to be permitted in Chahar province.
6.) All anti-Japanese institutions and acts were to be banned in Chahar province.


As a result of the Agreement, Qin became head of the Chahar Provisional Government.

As with the previous He-Umezu Agreement
He-Umezu Agreement
The was a secret agreement between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China concluded on 10 June 1935 immediately prior to the outbreak of general hostilities in the Second Sino-Japanese War.- Background and history :...

 which gave Japan virtual control over the province of Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...

, the Chin-Doihara Agreement was a first step in the establishment of Japanese control over northern China
Northern and southern China
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 and Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...

. The Agreement resulted in considerable anti-Japanese sentiment in China
Anti-Japanese sentiment in China
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 and was one of the causes of the December 9th Movement
December 9th Movement
The December 9th Movement refers to a mass protest led by students in Beiping on December 9, 1935 that demands the Kuomintang government to actively resist potential Japanese aggression.-Background:...

at the end of 1935.
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