Teikoku Rikugun Shirarezaru Chiseigaku Senryaku (Shodensha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] The "Anti-Communist Corridor" is a geopolitical Eurasian strategy that was secretly promoted by the former Imperial Army and the Kwantung Army before World War II. Following the establishment of Manchukuo, it was a grand plan to support the independence of Mongolia and East Turkestan (present-day Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) and establish a group of pro-Japanese states, prevent the Soviet Union from moving southward, and cut off ties with the Chinese Communist Party to prevent the communization of East Asia. After the war, however, it was sealed away in the dark corners of history as a taboo subject. The author makes full use of confidential official telegrams from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other new documents to unravel the full scope of the "anti-communist corridor" plan. It is worth mentioning that the author has unearthed the background of the head of the special agency that was in charge of the project. This reissue of a classic book sheds light on a buried historical fact at a time when China continues to expand through the new imperialism of "One Belt, One Road".

「防共回廊」とは戦前、旧帝国陸軍と関東軍が極秘で推進していた地政学的ユーラシア戦略。満洲国建国に続き、モンゴル、東トルキスタン(現在の新疆ウイグル自治区)の独立を支援して親日国家群を樹立し、ソ連の南下を防ぐとともに中国共産党との連携を遮断、東アジアの共産化を防止するという壮大な構想だった。だが戦後、タブーとして歴史の闇に封印されてしまう。著者は外務省の機密公電をはじめ、新資料を駆使して「防共回廊」構想の全容を解明。工作に当たった特務機関長の事跡を発掘したことは特筆に値する。「一帯一路」という新たな帝国主義で中国が拡大を続ける現代、名著を復刊し、埋もれた史実に光を当てる。