In view of the current delicate relationship between China and the United States, some people with ulterior motives "remind" everyone on the Internet: Don't forget the help the United States provided to China during World War II. But the truth is that the reason why the War of Resistance lasted eight years was precisely because the United States was Japan's accomplice. If it were not for the help of the United States, Japan's economy would not be able to sustain itself by 1939, and the Anti-Japanese War would not have lasted eight years.
[ Hoover and his cabinet, look at the expressions of these people, you know they will not support justice]
China's anti-Japanese war should be counted from the 1931 September 18th Incident . However, just one month after the September 18th Incident, President Hoover issued a statement stating that the United States would not interfere with Japan's legitimate rights and interests in Manchuria. The United States' so-called non-intervention actually comes at the expense of China's interests. Because Japan is a resource-scarce country, its long-term war has made Japan rely on imports for most of its strategic materials, and this exporter is the United States.
American oil, steel, automobiles, copper, engines, cast iron and other material resources were continuously shipped to Japan, and replaced with guns, bullets, bayonets and bombs, all of which were used on the Chinese people. After the Anti-Japanese War broke out in 1937, the United States immediately declared neutrality. But in fact, neutrality is false, and the United States is still selling strategic materials to Japan.
[ Injured Chinese soldiers in the Marco Polo Bridge Incident ]
In 1937 alone, Japan imported US$300 million in supplies from the United States. Among them, 90% of automobiles and copper, 60% of petroleum and steel, and 40% of mechanical engines, cast iron and other materials come from the United States. On average, 54.5% of Japan's strategic materials are provided by the United States. This move by the United States is indirectly helping Japan kill Chinese people.
Even many congressmen can’t stand this approach in the United States. They gathered in the square to protest: "We say that Japan has two allies, Germany and Italy, but in fact the United States is Japan's largest ally. Anyone will believe that the United States is actively participating in Japan's war against China. Please pay attention, For every 100 people Japan killed in China, 54 people were indirectly killed by the United States."
[This baby crying on the platform, his home was destroyed by bombs provided by Americans]
Press According to this theory, of the 300,000 compatriots who died in the Nanjing Massacre, at least 150,000 died indirectly at the hands of Americans. At this time, the United States and Japan were wearing the same pants, and the Americans didn't care about the life or death of the Chinese at all. So when did the relationship between the United States and Japan break down?
In November 1938, Japan issued a statement on the "New Order in East Asia". This statement announced that Japan would replace the interests of the United States, Britain and other countries in East Asia and become the new speaker of the East Asian order. This touched the interests of the United States, and the United States began to verbally condemn Japan. However, condemnation remains condemnation, and the materials that should be shipped to Japan will still be shipped.
[Cars and tractors shipped from the United States to Japan]
In 1939 alone, Japan imported US$700 million in military supplies from the United States, which was more than double the total import volume in 1937. By 1940, this number had increased by another 60%. In September 1940, Japan occupied the northern region of French China in order to seize oil resources in Southeast Asia. This is the traditional sphere of influence of the United States and Britain. This move completely angered the United States, and the relationship between the United States and Japan took a turn for the worse.
But what is unexpected is that at this time, the United States was still selling strategic materials such as oil and steel to Japan. In the first seven months of 1941, the United States sold three times as many strategic materials to Japan as in all of 1940. Why did Japan have to attack Southeast Asia? Just for oil.
[ Japanese 18th Division occupying the oil fields in Southeast Asia ]
Japan is stuck on the Chinese battlefield, and Japan cannot afford a protracted war. At that time, Japan did not find oil in China, so it had no choice but to take risks and set its sights on oil-producing Southeast Asia. It can be seen that if the United States had not been selling strategic materials to Japan, Japan would have been unable to survive long ago, and China's war of resistance might have ended in 1940.
On June 6, 1941, the Japanese army attacked the southern region of French China again. This time the United States finally stopped arms sales to Japan.This move resulted in the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor 6 months later, the United States officially entered the war, and the Pacific War broke out.
Don’t think that the United States was just in the Pacific War. This was just dog-eat-dog between the United States and Japan, and the United States shot itself in the foot. Some people will mention Chennault and Flying Tigers , but don't forget that Chennault came to China in 1937 and only formed the Flying Tigers in his own name. It was an army hired by China at a high price at that time. To Chennault, this was just business and had nothing to do with justice.
[Smoky Pearl Harbor]
The Flying Tigers were only active for a year before they were suspended by the US authorities due to Japanese protests. Chennault did not resurface until the outbreak of the Pacific War. The Flying Tigers were subsequently reorganized into the 14th Air Force. Basically all the supplies shipped from the hump route were supplied to the 14th Air Force.
Chennault also planned the appalling Hankou incident with Li Mei, using incendiary bombs to bomb Wuhan, causing 40,000 civilian casualties. This new type of incendiary bomb was later used by Li Mei in Tokyo, but the results were verified by 40,000 civilians in Hankou with their own lives.
During the entire Anti-Japanese War, the United States provided a total of US$835 million in aid to China. This aid was not free. China paid off the debt with copper, tungsten, antimony and other rare metals. This number is far lower than the U.S. exports to Japan during the same period, and also lower than the U.S. aid to countries such as Britain and the Soviet Union (28 billion and 10.9 billion respectively), and even three points less than the donations of overseas Chinese (1.2 billion). one.
[The United States has never done anything for justice. The picture shows American soldiers and Japanese women]
The reason why the United States is willing to provide this assistance to China is because it is worried that China will not be able to survive and withdraw from the war. They use the least Money consumed the flesh and blood of the Chinese people and dragged Japan into the Chinese battlefield.
The behavior of the United States is like a strong man who saw a mad dog biting passers-by. Instead of stopping it, he cheered loudly. As a result, the mad dog bit the head and bit the strong man together. The strong man then became angry and asked passers-by to beat the dog together. But the passerby had been bitten all over his body and was dying. The strong man then gave a few slices of bread to passers-by to replenish their strength. Should passers-by thank the strong man?
