Only two days after the fall of Nanking, Bates lodged his first protest against Japanese atrocities with the Japanese Embassy, followed by his famous January 10,1938 letter of protest, a copy of which reached free China.
Bates lodged his first protest against Japanese atrocities with the Japanese Embassy. This was followed by his famous January 10,1938 letter of protest, a copy of which reached free China. This was only two days after the fall of Nanking.