Operation Rising Sun (Britain Thrives)

Operation Rising Sun was initiated in 1992 by the Japanese Army, after the fall of the Chinese Communist bloc. After the People's Republic of China announced the dissolution of its control over its puppet states, the Japanese government, now free of either Chinese or communist control, ordered an attack on all Chinese personnel in Japan, be it soldier or civilian diplomat.

The Japanese Army carried out attacks on Chinese bases, and also shot Chinese soldiers in Japanese bases, once considered "allies" under Chinese influence. The army also bombed the SS Mao Zedong, a Chinese war vessel parked in Nagoya. The Japanese soldiers raided the ship, arresting 322 personnel.

The Chinese government in response, initiated Operation Samurai, a military effort to evacuate as much Chinese personnel from the archipelago. The operation was for the most part, a failure, due to Soviet support for the Japanese Army.

Approximately 1,020 Chinese soldiers and 2,500 Chinese diplomats were captured and imprisoned afterwards.

Afterwards, Japan, China and the Soviet Union worked out the Khalkin Gol Deal, allowing the Chinese diplomats to be returned, and the fate of the imprisoned Chinese troops to be decided later on.

In 2014, the imprisoned Chinese soldiers were finally returned to China from gulags in the Belarusian SSR.