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Chinese Labour Corps (1916–18)

On the WWI map as “The Chinese Labour Corps”

1916-18 — About 140,000 Chinese laborers travel from Weihaiwei to dig, haul and clear on the Western Front. Around 2,000 die. China enters the war in 1917 hoping to recover Shandong at the peace table, but its request is refused. The Fourth of May movement is the answer.

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Turning point
Chapter
WWI outside Europe (chapter 9 of WWI)
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The Great War, 1871–1923
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Map showing Chinese Labour Corps (1916–18), turning point in The Great War, 1871–1923
TURNING POINT · THE GREAT WAR, 1871–1923

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