 However, the Chinese manufacturers argued that they could more easily operate in the Chinese market and gain access to cotton produced in rural areas.One industrialist also appealed to a Japanese government connection of his who was a strong advocate for Pan-Asianism, and returning the mills to establish good relations was seen as a symbol of the Pan-Asian movement.In return, the industrialists were required to show public support for the Japanese, and many plant managers joined the control organizations of the puppet government.