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"We hardly "liberated" China."
Sure we did. When Japan lost, they had to withdraw their troops from China.
"left completely unfought"
I think those who fought and died with Chiang and Claire Chennault would take strong exception to that.
I'm sure they would. Perhaps that was a bit literal.
However, Stillwell constantly complained that he couldn't get the Chinese to fight the Japanese rather than each other. When Chinese troops did go into combat, very few units acquitted themselves well.
China stands as the only Ally of World War Two that ended the war with enemy troops still on it's native soil.
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