Quan hệ Nhật - Pháp xung quanh vấn đề Hoa kiều tại Việt Nam thời kỳ Chiến tranh thế giới lần thứ II. (Vietnamese)

After entering Indochina, Japan retained the French-Indochina colonial administration and started controlling Indochina through this administrative system. The biggest expectation of Japan towards French-Indochina was the guaranty of rice supply to satisfy requirements and in addition to take a stand in preparation for southward advance and the pursuance of the Second Sino-Japanese War. However, at that time, the mechanisms of rice distribution within French-Indochina were held by Overseas Chinese merchants who expanded the Anti-Japanese movement. As overseas Chinese had extensive economic power but held sensitive political positions in Indochina as "Asiatiques Étrangers", Japan designated that gaining the co-operation of the Overseas Chinese was an important task in order to guarantee food supply and to construct the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere. By examining the actions and reactions on both sides (Japan and France) from political and economic view-point with regard to overseas Chinese, this paper aims to clarify the nature of this relation -- a competitive relation under the form of co-operation, and there is a hint of contempt, compromise and opposition between two sides. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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