The boundary between Korea ana] Min Siberia is one of the shortest of ternational. boundaries, River marks a part of the boundary] between Korea and Manchoukuo When the boundary between the Russian and Chinese territory was! established it terminated on the left} Dank of the Tumen River, a few: miles from the sea. Thus while the! Fight bank is Japanese territory the 1étt bank near the mouth la the territory of the USSR, and the.remainder of the left bank is in Manchoukuo, 'The Russians had long since 8 Ghristened that troublous area the 'Trefoll District. 'The new ports of Rashin, and Yuki, termini of the trunk line from Hsinking, lie nearby on the Japanese side, Hunchun which Ties on' the Manchoukuo side of the river has been the scene of many' Gisputes between the Chinese and Sepanese authorities In the old days, the presence of a large Korean po-pilation in Chinese territory, being] the chiot source of the difficulty.
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