Editing History of Asia (section)

====Manchuria====
{{Further|Northeast China|History of Manchuria}}
Manchuria/Northeast China came under influence of Russia with the building of the [[Chinese Eastern Railway]] through [[Harbin, China|Harbin]] to [[Vladivostok]].<ref>Henry B.  Miller, "Russian Development of Manchuria." ''National Geographic Magazine'' 15 (1904): 113+ [https://books.google.com/books?id=cxQSAAAAYAAJ&dq=manchuria+%22port+arthur%22&pg=PA113 online].</ref> The [[Empire of Japan]] replaced Russian influence in the region as a result of the [[Russo-Japanese War]] in 1904–1905, and Japan laid the [[South Manchurian Railway]] in 1906 to [[Lüshunkou|Port Arthur]]. During the [[Warlord Era]] in China, [[Zhang Zuolin]] established himself in Northeast China, but was murdered by the Japanese for being too independent. The former Chinese emperor, [[Puyi]], was then placed on the throne to lead a Japanese puppet state of [[Manchukuo]].<ref>Louise Young, ''Japan's Total Empire: Manchuria and the Culture of Wartime Imperialism'' (1999) [https://books.google.com/books?id=YjW41KFGw04C&dq=manchuria++japan&pg=PP1 excerpt]</ref> In August 1945, the Soviet Union invaded the region. From 1945 to 1948, Northeast China was a base area for Mao Zedong's [[People's Liberation Army]] in the [[Chinese Civil War]]. With the encouragement of the Kremlin, the area was used as a staging ground during the Civil War for the [[Communist Party of China|Chinese Communists]], who were victorious in 1949 and have controlled ever since.<ref>Steven I. Levine, ''Anvil of Victory: The Communist Revolution in Manchuria, 1945-1948'' (1987).</ref>