Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria

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United States diplomatic policy foreign policy doctrine non-recognition policy

The Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria was a 1932 U.S. policy statement declaring that the United States would not recognize territorial changes in China brought about by Japan’s military aggression.

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Label Occurrences
Stimson Doctrine 3
Stimson Doctrine in U.S. foreign policy 2
Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States diplomatic policy ⓘ
foreign policy doctrine ⓘ
non-recognition policy ⓘ
aimedAt deterring further Japanese expansion in China ⓘ
upholding international law against aggression ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Doctrine of Non-Recognition ⓘ
Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria ⓘ
surface form: Stimson Doctrine
announcedBy Henry L. Stimson ⓘ
announcedTo Imperial Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

Republic of China ⓘ
appliedBy United States Department of State ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of State
appliesTo China ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Manchuria ⓘ
surface form: Japanese-occupied Manchuria

Manchuria ⓘ
basedOn Kellogg–Briand Pact ⓘ
consequence U.S. refusal to recognize Manchukuo ⓘ
reinforcement of principle that conquest does not confer legal title ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateAnnounced 1932-01-07 ⓘ
field international law ⓘ
international relations ⓘ
formulatedBy Henry L. Stimson ⓘ
geopoliticalRegion East Asia ⓘ
historicalContext rise of Japanese militarism ⓘ
historicalPeriod interwar period ⓘ
influenced development of customary international law on aggression ⓘ
later U.S. non-recognition policies ⓘ
jurisdiction U.S. foreign relations with East Asia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalPrinciple non-recognition of territorial acquisitions by force ⓘ
legalStatus unilateral declaration ⓘ
medium diplomatic notes ⓘ
namedAfter Henry L. Stimson ⓘ
nonRecognitionOf Japanese-sponsored state of Manchukuo ⓘ
territorial changes in China brought about by Japanese aggression ⓘ
opposedAction Japanese military aggression in Manchuria ⓘ
opposedTo recognition of Manchukuo ⓘ
policyType unilateral U.S. foreign policy statement ⓘ
positionHeldBy United States Secretary of State ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Secretary of State
relatedDoctrine non-recognition doctrine in international law ⓘ
relatedEvent Japanese occupation of Manchuria ⓘ
surface form: Japanese invasion of Manchuria

Mukden Incident ⓘ
relatedTo League of Nations response to Manchurian crisis ⓘ
subjectMatter territorial integrity of China ⓘ
use of force in international relations ⓘ
timePeriod 1930s ⓘ
year 1932 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herbert Hoover administration → foreignPolicy → Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria ⓘ
Henry L. Stimson → notableWork → Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stimson Doctrine
Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria → alsoKnownAs → Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stimson Doctrine
Stimson → notableWork → Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria ⓘ
subject surface form: Henry L. Stimson
this entity surface form: Stimson Doctrine in U.S. foreign policy
On Active Service in Peace and War → relatedWorkOfAuthor → Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stimson Doctrine in U.S. foreign policy
Lithuania–United States relations → nonRecognitionPolicy → Stimson Doctrine regarding Manchuria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stimson Doctrine