Nowadays, when people mention Manchukuo, they add a "pseudo" word, that is, China does not recognize it as a country until today. So, after the establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo, which countries in the world recognized it?
Puppet Manchukuo
The reason why Japan supported Puyi in establishing the puppet state of Manchukuo was very obvious.
Japan has coveted the land of northeast China for many years. Because earthquakes often occur on the island of Japan, they dream of moving the capital to northeast China. Therefore, from the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War, they wanted to occupy northeast China. After the September 18 Incident, Japan occupied the entire Northeast, but under the pressure of the state, it was necessary to tell stories and prop up a puppet state to come to power.
When choosing a puppet state, Japan struggled with it, and later chose Puyi. As the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi also wanted to find a force and dreamed of a comeback. In this way, Japan and Puyi colluded with each other and established the puppet state of Manchukuo.
According to Puyi's idea, he can get more freedom and space, but the Japanese also know Puyi's ambitions, so they do not give Puyi any power. In this way, the puppet state of Manchukuo became a complete puppet state.
Puyi
On March 1, 1932, the puppet state of Manchukuo was formally established.
According to international practice, when a country is established, it must be recognized by the state, which can be regarded as established. Therefore, Japan was the first to recognize the puppet state of Manchukuo. On September 15, 1932, Nobuyoshi Muto, commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army and ambassador plenipotentiary to Manchuria, and Zheng Xiaoxu, the prime minister of puppet Manchukuo, signed the Japan-Manchuria Protocol in Changchun, and Japan officially recognized the puppet state of Manchukuo. This is actually a pretense, and the clear-eyed people can see it very clearly.
So, which other countries recognize the puppet state of Manchukuo? They are definitely friends from Japan. In northern Central America there is a coastal country called El Salvador. This country can be said to be a pocket country, with a land area of 20,720 kilometers. How big is this area? We can make an image comparison, the area of Jilin Province is 187,400 square kilometers, less than one-ninth of Jilin Province, the population is even more pitiful, and now it is not more than 10 million.
Because Japan was in the ascendancy period at that time, they thought it was certainly correct to follow the countries that were in the ascending period. Watching Japan recognize the puppet state of Manchukuo, El Salvador also declared the recognition of the puppet state of Manchukuo. In fact, the daily Kanji editor believes that the country may not yet know the political significance of recognizing a country, and watching someone admit it, it will follow the trend.
In 1937, the Axis Alliance of Japan, Germany, Italy, etc. was established, and Japan's circle of friends expanded. Therefore, Germany and Italy recognized the puppet state of Manchukuo. Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and several other small countries that joined the Axis powers, the pro-fascist countries of Spain, Denmark, Finland, Thailand and other countries, and the German-made Vichy French, Slovak, Croatian and other puppet regimes have successively declared their recognition of puppet Manchuria.
Puppet Manchurian Palace
However, the government of the Republic of China, which represented China at that time, never recognized the puppet state of Manchukuo.
Japan's invasion of northeast China and the establishment of the ugly image of puppet Manchukuo Chinese seen very clearly. The reason why they supported the puppet regime of puppet Manchukuo was only a way to cover up people's ears and let Puyi and others become a means for them to enslave the people of northeast China. When the time comes, or when the puppet manchukuo disobeys, they will kick off the puppet manchukuo and take power on their own. Therefore, the Chinese Nationalist Government has not recognized the puppet state of Manchukuo.
In August 1945, with the announcement of Japan's surrender, the puppet state of Manchukuo was officially overthrown. This local separatist regime, which had existed for 13 years, was completely hollowed out by the Japanese imperialist forces, so to this day, Chinese still does not recognize it as a country. Therefore, the word "pseudo" was added to refer to the entire separatist regime.
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