North Chahar incident

The North Chahar incident (

province.

In June 1935, four Japanese soldiers entered the

. They were detained because they did not have required travel permits from the Chahar Provincial Government. The soldiers were then taken to the headquarters of the local Chinese Divisional Commander, who asked the general in command of the Chinese 29th Army for instructions. The Army commander ordered their release, allowing them to continue on their journey, but with the warning that appropriate permits must be obtained in future.

A complaint was made by the Japanese Consul at Kalgan, to General Qin Dechun, Deputy Commander of the Chinese 29th Army, that the Chinese Guards had searched the Japanese soldiers, pointed rifles at them, and had detained them some hours at Divisional Headquarters, thus insulting the Japanese Army. Soon after, the Consul passed along the matter to the

.

See also

• Second Sino-Japanese War
  • Actions in Inner Mongolia (1933-36)

Source

• International Military Tribunal for the Far East, Chapter 5: Japanese Aggression Against China