Industry in North China from 1939 to 1942

The large Japanese factories are textile factories, with over 700 employees, while there were also many employees in other chemicals categories. Japanese factories also held an advantage in terms of per capita production value, with the exception of food and kiln industries. In terms of the average number of factory employees, Shanxi ranked top, followed by Qingdao, Henan, and Beijing. From the perspective of country, Japanese factories were larger than Chinese factories in most regions, especially in Qingdao, but this is not necessarily the case. In 1942, when the war of resistance against Japanese aggression reached stalemate, it was difficult for the Japanese invaders to penetrate China’s vast area. The number of Chinese factories was nearly five times more than that of Japanese factories. The main sectors were textiles and food, which account for 58 percent of the total. Modern industries such as machinery and chemicals also saw considerable development.