Chinhsien Still Attacked: New York Times: Sunday, November 25, 1945

Chinhsien Still Attacked
New York Times: Sunday, November 25, 1945. Page 4.
By Wireless to the New York Times

CHUNGKING Nov. 24 –Government forces are continuing their attack on Chinhsien, main communist base and administrative center in southwest Manchuria.

[Government troops were reported to have seized Chinhsien’s railway station, according to The Associated Press]

To attack Chinhsien the government forces bypassed the port of Hulutao, leaving it on their flank for later attention. The aim now is said to be to smash the Communists in the Chinhisien area.

The Communists say they had been operating strongly in Liaoning Province from Chinhsien to the Great Wall during the war against Japan and after the Japanese surrendered. They incorporated the area, together with Jehol Province, into their Chinchachi border region. In addition to Jehol and part of Liaoning the region takes in the Communist area of northern Hopeh, northern Shansi and southern Chahar and has its “capital” at Kalgan.

Other Government Advances

Government forces are pushing northward also at points west of Shanhaikwan and the Communists report fighting at Fengjun and Lwanhsien. Trainloads of Government troops from Peiping were said to have been sent to Nankow, the pass through the Great Wall leading to Kalgan.

The success of the Government offensive in Manchuria has caused Kuomintang quarters here to feel more optimistic about the Manchurian situation. These sources believe that if the Government troops could move more quickly they would be able to take over the main centers before the Communists could build up military strength and that a large part of the population would welcome Government control instead of Communist domination.

The Foreign Office spokesman said that despite continued Chungking negotiations with Russia no satisfactory arrangement had been made for the entry of Kuomintang troops into Manchuria. Reports from Manchuria indicate a continuation of the Russian withdrawal and probable further expansion of Communist influence.