Ma Chao-chun
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Ma Chao-chun was the mayor of Nanking in the period prior to the Battle of Nanking. On December 1, 1937, Ma Chao-chun ordered all Chinese citizens remaining in Nanking to move into the Nanking Safety Zone
. Ma fled the city on December 7, and the International Committee took over as the de facto government of Nanking.
Nanking Safety Zone
The Nanking Safety Zone was a demilitarized zone for Chinese civilians set up on the eve of the Japanese breakthrough in the Battle of Nanking...
. Ma fled the city on December 7, and the International Committee took over as the de facto government of Nanking.