[HoI2] Nationalist Chinese Annexation issue

[History_Buff]

I am playing as Germany on an Unmodded version of Doomsday but have military control over Japan. With the Exception of the Americas and Australia, the rest of the world is under mine and my allies control and we are combining our might to crush the Chinese. At some point I get a message saying that Japan annexed Nationalist China. Immediately after I get a message that says that Nationalist China declared its independence, what happened and how can I prevent it from happening if I load back?

[Hookah Smoking Caterpiller]

I am playing as Germany on an Unmodded version of Doomsday but have military control over Japan. With the Exception of the Americas and Australia, the rest of the world is under mine and my allies control and we are combining our might to crush the Chinese. At some point I get a message saying that Japan annexed Nationalist China. Immediately after I get a message that says that Nationalist China declared its independence, what happened and how can I prevent it from happening if I load back?

Japan released China as a puppet, as the AI it always does this. Don't worry, you won't have to re-conquer it, and it secures virtually all of the Asian Pacific border, as Nat China just churns out troops.

[History_Buff]

Good, I thought They annexed them before conquering a victory point, as the one Shaanxi province, Yuling, that they always annex was still in their hands and their is a victory point their. I thought that caused them to declare independence and I would now have to reconquer all of china

[Hookah Smoking Caterpiller]

Good, I thought They annexed them before conquering a victory point, as the one Shaanxi province, Yuling, that they always annex was still in their hands and their is a victory point their. I thought that caused them to declare independence and I would now have to reconquer all of china

No, it is one of the quirks of HoI2 that when you release a puppet, it says they have declared there independence from their 'vile overlords' (i.e. you).