Which three Allied powers issued the Potsdam Declaration on 26 July 1945?

The United States, United Kingdom, and China issued the Potsdam Declaration on 26 July 1945.

The declaration set out the Allied terms for Japan’s surrender during the final weeks of World War II. It warned that Japan faced “prompt and utter destruction” if it refused to surrender and called for the unconditional surrender of Japanese armed forces.

The statement was issued while the Potsdam Conference was taking place in Germany. President Harry S. Truman represented the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill represented the United Kingdom, and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek represented China, although Chiang was not physically present at Potsdam.

The Soviet Union did not sign the original declaration because it was still neutral toward Japan at that moment. The Soviet Union declared war on Japan on 8 August 1945, after the declaration had been issued.