Empire of Manchuria

Empire of Manchuria 大滿洲帝國 Dai-Manshū Teikoku
Flag of Manchuria
Location of Manchuria (Light green) GEACPS (Dark red) TAG = MAN
Politics
Capital	Xinjing
Ruling Party	Manzhouguo Xiehehui/Sōmucho
Head of State	Emperor Puyi
Head of Government	Ruan Zhenduo
Diplomacy
Sphere	Co-Prosperity Sphere
Foreign Alignment	Core Member of the Sphere
Economy
GDP	$34.78B
Credit Rating	Good
Market Type	Corporatism

The Empire of Manchuria, commonly known as Manchukuo or Manchuria is a Japanese puppet state in northeast China. It borders the Mengjiang United Autonomous Government to its west, the Reorganised Government of China to its southwest and the Japanese-occupied Korean Peninsula to its south. To its north lies the Russian Anarchy of the Far East, bordering the states of Chita and Amur.

It is a member of the Japanese-led Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, and is by far the most industrialized nation in the Sphere, rivaling Guangdong in terms of economic growth and GDP.

History

The region now known as Manchuria had historically been the homeland of the Manchu people, though by the 20th century they had long since become a minority in the region, with Han Chinese constituting by far the largest ethnic group. The Manchu-led Qing dynasty, which had governed China since 17th century, was overthrown with the permanent abolition of the dynastic system in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution, with Puyi, the final emperor of China, forced to abdicate at the age of six. In 1931, Manchuria was invaded and occupied by the Empire of Japan following the Mukden incident.

Formed in 1932 out of the territory conquered by Japan in the Mukden Incident the year prior, the nation soon was established as a puppet government, whilst posing as a constitutional monarchy with Puyi brought in by the Japanese to serve as its nominal regent, though he himself had no actual political power. Japanese officials ultimately made all pertinent decisions, and exercised total control over Puyi's court and personal safety. Upon the nominal transition from republic to empire, Puyi was proclaimed as the emperor of Manchukuo.

The Japanese population of Manchuria increased dramatically during this period, largely due to Japan's efforts to resettle young, land-poor farmers from the inner islands. By 1945, more than a million Japanese people had settled within Manchukuo. The region's Korean population also increased during this period. Regions in the western part of the country with large Mongolian populations were ruled under a slightly different system, reflecting the distinct traditions extant there.

The Second World War saw Manchukuo become an extensive Japanese land base for the Imperial Japanese Army to attack and invade the Chinese Mainland, with it's railways and industry becoming vital supplies for the Pacific Theatre. The subsequent collapse of the USSR in the 1943 allowed the Kwantung Army to occupy the Amur coastline and incorporate it into the Empire of Manchukuo.

The former host of the Harbin Three, it was in Manchukuo that the Russian White Army, and the Russian Fascist Party attacked from into the Soviet Remnants in the Far East, of Yagoda's Presidium of the Soviet Union, with material support for the invasion.

Though officially annexed and de jure administered with Manchu names, the Amur territories remain lawless and largely untouched. The city of Vladivostok, was annexed by Japan as a warm-water port, leaving the rest of Outer Manchuria to Manchukuo. The majority-Russian region is largely disconnected from the Manchurian government and receives little investment from Hsinking.

The Kwantung Army, de facto based out of Ryojun, operates as Japan’s primary garrison in Manchukuo. Infamous for initiating the 1932 invasion of Manchuria, three decades later. the Kwantung army still maintains a prominent presence in the security of Manchukuo. The army’s utilization of the northern flatlands for operations and weapons testing placates the leadership well enough, with the army also serving as a role to supress resistance activity from the Korean and Russian emigres.

Thirty years since the formation of this state, the Japanese government has repeatedly presented Manchuria as an achievement of the Pan Asian Experiment, citing its successes in economy, industrialisation and better quality of living.

However in reality the truth is quite different. In reality, Manchuria is an example of Japan's colonial ambition with the local populace oppressed by the Japanese military and exploits by its bureaucracy.

Politics

Party and Factions

Name	Ideology	Leader
Concordia Association of Manchukuo	Artistocratic Conservatism	Aisin Gioro Pujie
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications	Reform Bureaucracy	Gu Ciheng
Kwantung Army - Manchu Faction	Military Junta	Sejima Ryūzō
Kwantung Army - Orthodox Faction	Stratocratic Corporatism	Katakura Tadashi