operation sook ching

• What was the OSC?

  Identifying and eliminating anti-japanese elements of the population

  Purge all members of Chinese community
• Who were the groups of people known as "Anti-Japanese"?

  Chinese population was targeted due to fierce Chinese resistance during Sino-Japanese war in 1937
• How did they conduct OSC?

  Kempeitai was in charge of the operation

  All Chinese men required to be examined by Japanese

  Anyone suspected of being anti-japanese were stamped with triangular mark and tied up

  Transported to beaches in Punggol and Changi and executed
• what was the impact?

  immense fear at japanese cruelty -> establish control over population