(1) Nationalist Cav div liberates Chunking, which causes the Japanese controlled Chunking Warlord (in Chengdu) to defect, and continues on adjacent to a now empty Chengtu.
(2) The US army 2nd mot div liberates Peking, which causes the Japanese controlled Peking Warlord to defect.
(3) These two defections cost Japan 4 BPs.
(4) US & CW land moves, in addition to the liberation of Peking, focused on cutting supply to IJA forces in China (except at Canton).
(5) The majority of the China's cost line has been liberated by the US & CW and returned controlled back to the Nationalist Chinese.
(6) With the exception of Canton & Port Arthur (in Manchuria), whether or not Japan has supply through the China Sea in no longer relevant to Japanese forces outside of the Japanese Home Islands.
(7) However; the USN/RN desperately wish to break supply through the China Sea in order to (re) isolate the flip defenders in Canton & prevent them from reorganizing and for any the IJN fleet (all flipped) being oiled.
(8) Chinese production is homing along at levels not seen since 1939 (i.e., 6 BPs).
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