What date was the Japanese surrender ceremony held in Nanjing, ending the war in China?

The Japanese surrender ceremony ending the war in China was held in Nanjing on September 9, 1945.

The ceremony took place at the auditorium of the Central Army Military Academy in Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China. General Okamura Yasutsugu, representing Japanese forces in China, surrendered to General He Yingqin of the Chinese Nationalist government.

This event occurred one week after Japan's formal surrender aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Japan's overall capitulation required separate surrender ceremonies because Japanese forces were spread across China, Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and other occupied territories. Local commanders formally surrendered to Allied authorities in their areas.

The Nanjing ceremony is sometimes confused with the main V-J Day ceremony because both involved Japan's capitulation. The Tokyo Bay signing ended the war at the highest international level, while the Nanjing event implemented that surrender for Japanese forces in China.