The outbreak of the European war, the progress made by Mr. Wang Ching-wei in the organization of a new Central Chinese Government, and the establishment of the General Headquirters of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces to China were listed by the experts as factors unfavourably affecting the Chungking regime during September.
Chinese soldiers, "drafted into the army against their will" proved to be of little value in resisting Japanese onslaughts. the analysis pointed out Central Army divisions, under the command of Gen. Kuan Lin-cheng, failed to give any serious resistance in north-eastern Hunan and northwestern Kiangsi, causing bases of future operations to fall easily into Japanese hands, the experts claimed.
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