(23 November 1931), "CHINA-JAPAN: Hero Ma", TIME
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Rumors that Moscow is helping me must be due to the fact that while I was Chief of Police of the Town of Sakhalin-Ula I used to dine twice a year with the Soviet officials. I can swear that no foreigners have given or are giving me guns, munitions, supplies or money! I want the League of Nations to fulfill its duty. I want it to force the Japanese to withdraw from Northern Manchuria. If I am forced to abandon Tsitsihar I intend to retire into the back country.
— Ma Zhanshan
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About Ma Zhanshan
Ma Zhanshan (馬占山) (1885 – 1950), a Hui, was a prominent warlord in China during the Republic of China era, resisting the Japanese invasion in the 1930's. His rank was general.
About Ma Zhanshan
Ma Zhanshan (馬占山) (1885 – 1950), a Hui, was a prominent warlord in China during the Republic of China era, resisting the Japanese invasion in the 1930's. His rank was general.
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