 Upon learning of the complete defeat and expulsion of Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang from Chinchow, the pro Japanese Self-Government Association and General Zhang Jinghui as Governor of the Province on 7 January 1932, declared the independence of Heilungkiang Province under the protection of Japan.The same day, the Self-Government Guiding Board in Mukden, issued a Proclamation, appealing to the people of the Northeast to overthrow Marshal Zhang Xueliang and join the Northeastern Self-Government Association, which became the state of Manchukuo in March 1932.External links