title: Planting radishes in the desert
abstract: The Nationalists' handling of the negotiations for Sino-Soviet economic cooperation in Manchuria While the dispute over Dalian continued to cause stand-offs in the GMD-Soviet negotiation, disagreements over the ownership of the Japanese-Manchukuo industrial assets sparked yet another round of fierce wrangling. The withdrawing Soviet forces confiscated stockpiles of supplies, machinery and industrial installations as war trophies. The Soviets' unilateral action infuriated the Americans. In June 1
journal: ANU Press eBooks