| Instrument of Surrender | |
|---|---|
| The surrender of the Republic of China to the conditions provided by the allies | |
 Chiang Kai-shek signing the surrender document | |
| Type of treaty | Surrender |
| Signed Location |
17 October 1945 Beijing, China |
| Signatories | Chairman Chiang Kai-shek |
| Parties |  China
|
| Ratifiers | Government of China Allied Governments |
The Chinese Instrument of Surrender (Chinese: 中國投降文書, lit 'Chinese surrender document'; Japanese: 中國の降伏文書, lit 'Document of Surrender by China'; Russian: Акт о капитуляции Китая, lit 'Act of capitulation of China'; French: Actes de capitulation du Chine) was the legal document that effected the unconditional surrender of the Chinese nationalist government, and officially ended World War II. The document was signed by Chiang Kai-shek, who had led China throughout World War II, and officially placed China under allied occupation, while the Chinese government also recognised the full independence of Manchuria, Tibet and East Turkestan.
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INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
I, Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China, hereby sign the instrument of capitulation of the Republic of China to the Allied Powers, with the following terms and conditions imposed:
- The Republic of China will return all imprisoned soldiers of the Allied powers to their respective countries.
- The Republic of China will recognise the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Manchuria, the East Turkestan Republic, and the Kingdom of Tibet.
- The Republic of China will relinquish all territorial claims it had in the conflict.
- The Republic of China will allow the division of the country into four occupation zones, to last from today until no later than 1955.
- The Republic of China will war reparations in damages and civilian deaths to all members of the Allied powers.
- The Republic of China will reorganise the government and I myself will not be involved in politics from hence forward.
These are all the demands and conditions from the Allied powers that I accept, and my signature approves these conditions to be carried out by the Allied powers.
[CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S SIGNATURE]