The illegal military government in Beijing has caused an international crisis once again. This time the failing Beijing government attempted to cooperate with the southern warlords and the communists. Furthermore, they took an openly anti-foreigner stance which has caused China to regress significantly and has lead to communist sympathizers beating Japanese citizens and breaking all existing treaties between China and Japan. This is most frightening that it is happening primarily in Shanghai, the financial lifeblood of China and the center of most foreigner dealings. Anti-Chinese sentiment in Japan has only grown as many call out for retaliation in regards to China's disobedience and disregard for its status in foreign affairs.

This has lead to the Japanese mobilizing forces to Shanghai in order to "defend its citizens and concessions." This has primarily taken the shape in some 30 ships including the recently retro-fitted aircraft carrier Wakamiya and the Haruna as well as the Kirishima Kongo-class Battleships. The 11th Division under the command of Yoshinori Shirakawa is moved to Qingdao where they are put on standby to get directly involved in Shanghai should the communists escalate and threaten the concessions quarters as well. The Japanese send a list of demands to the Shanghai City Council that included "The immediate denunciation of all violent acts towards Japanese citizens and their property, financial compensation to those who have been injured physically or through their property to be done immediately, and further steps to avoid anti-Japanese sentiment." These terms are non-negotiable and come with the threat of force should "the situation develop that would further threaten the safety of Japanese citizens and the foreign concessions quarters."

The Foreign Ministry has once again also announced a call for foreign nations to denounce and remove recognition of the Beiyang Government citing their enormous failures to keep the peace in China and their continued support for anti-foreign sentiment which has threatened the lives of Japanese and other foreign citizens. Only with foreign pressure would China be saved and the red tide be beaten back, as Japan has succeeded in doing in Russia and the Anhui Government will provide.