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February 29, 1936, the nationalist government announced the conscription law, putting conscription into practice on the next day. Conscription is an important foundation for modern national mobilization. From the Late Qing on, China had discussed to adopt conscription, but only as late as the eve of the Second Sino-Japanese War it was finally achieved. For details you may refer to our research finding: Chao Chung-fu, The Role of the Nilitary in the Process of Modernization During the Late Ch'ing.
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