Jinan

济南市 Jinan
Photograph of Jinan
Details
Population	22.99 M
State GDP	$2.43
GDP/C	$106
Culture	Jilu

In-Game Description

When China was forced into the international scene, Jinan was hit particularly hard with the advent of the Unequal Treaties. In the late 19th century, the German Empire sought to expand its influence in Shandong, using the Qingdao concession as a base to expand further into the province, and into Jinan. That was until 1919 and the advent of the 21 demands, seeing Japan cement its hold over German operations in Shandong, including the vital Jiaoji railway that connected Jinan to the sea. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Jinan was targeted early on in the war due to its strategic importance.\n\nIn late 1937, the Japanese crossed the Yellow River and began marching towards the city. Chinese troops abandoned Jinan and were ordered to burn down government buildings, as well as the Japanese consulate. The ensuing power vacuum led to Jinan descending into chaos. Japanese forces arrived in the city less than a week later, quelling the chaos and beginning their harsh occupation. Jinan, being developed by both German and Japanese investors in years past, had large industries that the Japanese took full advantage of for their war effort.\n\nAfter the Japanese war economy began to demobilize and move out of the area, failings of the new central government began to arise. While Jinan may have been an industrial stronghold, corrupt governance, ineffective development, and pure incompetency riddled much of the RGOC's early governance of the area and left the economy of Jinan stagnant for years.