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To further undermine the position of Corea, Russia began talks with the Chinese First Republic, convincing them to join the war. China's role in the war was a lot larger than the Russians had anticipated, diminishing the war efforts by Japan which were mostly limited to naval warfare and blockading of Dutch and Corean ports.[[File:A hazy picture of Dutch soldiers somewhere around Busan.jpg|thumb|Soldiers with a ''Beest'' armoured personal carrier, somewhere in Poeja. |left]]
==== Withdrawal of the Dutch ====
After the [[Great War]] erupted in Europe in May 1935, Russia entered an alliance with [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]. Afraid that the Russo-Corean conflict would merge with the Great War and invite possible British intervention in the war, the Netherlands exited the war
In September 1935, the Corean Minister of Foreign Affairs Ri Mjang and French diplomat Jacques-Yves Lavigne met privately, recognizing their mutual geopolitical interests in Asia. Lavigne's promise of French aid in the event of Corea joining the war led them to do so not long after.
However, France did not fulfill this promise. In the November of 1935, Russian and Chinese forces captured the Poejan city of Kirim and continued to march southwards toward peninsular Corea. However, they could not make it past the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changbai_Mountains Tsjangbek Mountains], which were well-fortified. In December 1935, Russian forces were able to land in the formerly Dutch-controlled port of [[Poesjan]].
== Conclusion and aftermath ==
[[File:Captured German soldiers ww2.jpg|thumb|Dutch soldiers surrendering after the Russian military's Siege of Sartu. ]]
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==== Treaty of Hansjang (1936) ====
The Coreans finally surrendered on April 1936 with the signing of the Treaty of Hansjang. Under the treaty, Corea ceded [[Poeja]] to Russia and [[Haboek]] to China. The monarchy was abolished and a nominally sovereign national republic was established.
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