THEATER // Asia
East Asia
2 wars · 8 battles
Profile
East Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special administrative regions of China: Hong Kong and Macau. The economies of China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are among the world's largest, fastest-growing, and most prosperous. East Asia borders North Asia to the north, Southeast Asia to the south, South Asia to the southwest, and Central Asia to the west. To its east is the Pacific Ocean.
Wars
2 catalogued
1904-1905 · New Imperialism
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles of…
1937-1945 · World War
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japan, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan and its puppet states…
Campaigns
3 shown
Korean Bridgehead to Liaodong
Apr–Jul 1904
Russo-Japanese War
Land the First Army through Korea and the Second Army at Liaodong to isolate Port Arthur and push north into Manchuria.
Manchurian Field Battles
Aug–Oct 1904
Russo-Japanese War
Force a decisive land engagement in central Manchuria before winter; halt the Russian buildup before Mukden becomes defensible.
Mukden Resolution
Jan–Feb 1905
Russo-Japanese War
Break the Russian Army of Manchuria before the Baltic Fleet's arrival can shift the strategic equation.