Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1937–1940)

Provisional Government of the Republic of China
中華民國臨時政府 Zhōnghuá Mínguó Línshí Zhèngfǔ Chūka Minkoku Rinji Seifu
Unrecognized State Puppet state of the Empire of Japan
1937–1940
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Motto Xinminism ()
Anthem The Song to the Auspicious Cloud
Capital		Beiping
Languages		Chinese
Government		Republic
Acting Chairman		Wang Kemin
Historical era		Interwar period
•	Marco Polo Bridge Incident	July 1937
•	Government established	14 December 1937
•	Merged into Reorganized National Government	30 March 1940
Preceded by Succeeded by Republic of China (1912–49) East Hebei Autonomous Council Reorganized National Government of China

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The Provisional Government of the Republic of China (traditional Chinese: 中華民國臨時政府; simplified Chinese: 中华民国临时政府; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Línshí Zhèngfǔ, or Japanese: Chūka Minkoku Rinji Seifu) was a Chinese provisional government protected by the Empire of Japan that existed from 1937 to 1940 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

After the conquest of Northern China, Japanese Imperial General Headquarters authorized the creation of a collaborationist regime as part of its overall strategy to establish an autonomous buffer zone between China and Japanese-controlled Manchukuo. It nominally controlled the provinces of Hopei, Shantung, Shansi, Henan and Kiangsu.

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