Word: hupeh
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Inland waterways in Hupeh, winding through rivers and lakes, famous for their river pirates, were transformed by war into one of China's most important smuggling networks. Cloth, medicine, cigarets and cotton pour through these channels from provinces as far distant as Chekiang, Anhwei, Kiangsu. Now Japan's troops straddle these inland waterways. To cut traffic entirely, they have to advance only 20 miles more, to Santouping's fortifications...
CHUNGKING--The Chinese defenders of southern Yunan have repulsed all Japanese attempts to drive into the province and are counter-attacking the enemy on Burmese' soil, the Chinese High Command announced tonight in a communique that also reported heavy but inconclusive fighting in the Hupeh-Hunan area south of the Yangtze River...
CHUNGKING--Chinese troops pursuing the beaten enemy in the Hupeh Human border area of Central Chin a have recaptured two more towns south of the Yangize River and are threatening the important Japanese-held city of Hwajung from three sides, the Chinese High Command announced tonight
CHUNGKING--Chinese troops, in their greatest victory of the past six months, have completely upset the enemy campaign in the Honan-Anhwei-Hupeh border triangle of central China after killing more than 3,000 Japanese, it was announced tonight...
Generalissimo Chiang was now, according to the Japanese, "a regional outlaw." The Generalissimo thought Wang was the outlaw and put a price of $100,000 (Chinese) on his head. The Japanese had launched an offensive in Hupeh Province, carefully timed to coincide with their diplomatic offensive, and on the heels of the news of Nanking's recognition came reports that 5,000 Chinese had been slaughtered in what was called the "climax of clean-up operations.'' But the real significance of the treaty was found in a Tokyo admission that peace overtures to Chiang had proved fruitless...