Process
Immediately after the death of Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Xueliang returned to Shenyang to succeed his father's position. On July 1, Zhang Xueliang announced an armistice with the National Revolutionary Army and proclaimed that he would not interfere with the re-unification. The Japanese were dissatisfied with the move and demanded Zhang carry out the independence of Manchuria. Zhang Xueliang denied the Japanese demand and proceeded on with unification matters. On July 3, Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Beijing and met the representative from the Fengtian clique to discuss a peaceful settlement. This negotiation reflected the scramble between the United States and Japan on her sphere of influence in China because the United States supported Chiang Kai-shek unifying Manchuria. With the pressure from the United States and Britain, Japan was diplomatically isolated on this issue. On December 29, Zhang Xueliang announced the replacement of all flags in Manchuria and accepted the jurisdiction of the Nationalist Government. Two days later, the Nationalist Government appointed Zhang as the commander of the Northeast Army. China was symbolically reunified at this point.
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