 The outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the undeclared Soviet–Japanese Border Wars which culminated in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol stopped these plans, however, and the "Akatsuki-go" was scrapped at Shenyang in 1941.Xavier Pintat

Xavier Pintat (born 15 March 1954 in Bordeaux, Gironde) is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Gironde department.He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.