On November 15, 1935 the Chinese administrator of the eastern district of the demilitarized zone in Hopei, Yin Ju-keng, asked autonomy for North China, as part of a Japanese inspired autonomy movement. On November 24, 1935, Yin Ju-keng, declared the independ­ence of the district for administration under the East Ji (Hopei or Hebei) Anti‑Communist Autonomous Council or East Hebei Autonomous Council with its capital at Tungchow. The Peace Preservation Corps that had been created by the Tangku Truce of 31 May 1933 to police Hebei was disbanded and reorganized as the East Hopei Army with Japanese mili­tary support. November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yin Ju-keng (1888 - 1946) Born in 1888, graduated from Waseda University, he served in Warlord governments before 1926 and then the Nationalists. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hebei (Chinese: 河北; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hopeh) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... // Overview Tongzhou District (Simplified Chinese: 通州区; Traditional Chinese: 通州區; Hanyu Pinyin: Tōngzhōu QÅ«), located in southeast Beijing, is considered as the capitals eastern gate. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

This government survived until the Tungchow Mutiny in late July 1937. When it was put down the East Hebei Army was disbanded. The region came under the control of the Japanese puppet regime of the Provisional Government of China in Peiking in December 1937.

See also

• Puppet state
• Second Sino-Japanese War