Word: sinkiang
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...when the Russians were hardpressed by the Germans in Europe, General Sheng cracked down on the Russians and turned to Chungking. Moscow, which headed its armies to fight the Germans, accepted the situation, sold its properties in Sinkiang "for dollars or sheep," withdrew its mission...
...weeks after the Battle of Stalingrad, Moslem tribesmen revolted in northern Sinkiang along the Outer Mongolian border. General Sheng sent three Chinese regiments and his tiny air force to put down the rebels...
Gold and Tungsten. Sinkiang is mostly a vast grazing land, cut up by high mountains, in which are valuable gold and tungsten deposits and narrow, fertile valleys. Its capital, Tihwa (Urumchi), is the crossroads of the age-old silk caravan routes between China and the West...
Political tremors in Sinkiang disturb all the neighboring countries. Behind the current seismic shocks is a history that goes back to 1934, when China, then already started on her life & death struggle with Japan, could only stand by as the Soviet Union virtually set up a condominium over the vast province...
Airfields & Oil Wells. The Russians came ostensibly to establish order in Sinkiang. They built barracks, airfields, factories, oil wells. They created a police force and army. The nominal head of the Sinkiang Government was General Sheng Shih-tsai. now Minister of Agriculture in the Chungking Government...