Event Amoy Operation

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Was part of a campaign by Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War to prevent China from communicating with the outside world and importing needed arms and materials.

Chronology

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  • May 1938: Japan started a blockade of China to prevent it from communicating with the outside world and importing needed arms and materials. Control of Amoy Island provided a base to make the blockade of Fujian province more effective.