FOOCHOW CAPTURED.
(Rec. 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 27. - Chinese troops have captured Nanning, the important city in South-west Kwangsi, which is on the corridor linking China with Indo-China, says a Chungking message. Nanning, is the capital of Kwangsi, which is the southernmost province of China, 100 miles north-east of the Indo-China border, with a population of 60,000. It is an important roadf and rail centre, and is the second key city of China to be recaptured by the Chinese within nine days. After a bitter struggle the Chinese took Foochow, the great treaty port. They have also cleared some of the coastal area around Foochow, and have taken a number of smaller towns. Correspondents point out that if the Chinese retain possession of Nanning, which they have captured, the Japanese will be dealt a serious blow. The capture of Nanning cuts the Japanese lifeline to Singapore, and splits enemy forces on the Asiatic Continent.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 192, 28 May 1945, Page 3
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