The definition of "pseudo" in Xinhua Dictionary is "an illegal and stolen regime that is not supported by the people."
Broadly speaking, it means "the aggressor countries support the puppet regime and organize an army composed of people in the occupied areas." Puppet army
This is the definition of the puppet army.
During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Japan successively supported several puppet regimes, and Japan completely controlled the actual military and political power of these regimes.
Including Manchukuo, North China Provisional Government and Nanjing National Government organized by Wang Jingwei.
"Manchukuo" has120,000 puppet troops.
There are1180,000 puppet troops in other places.
It's amazing that the number is so huge.
Puppet troops are not necessarily equal to traitors. The puppet troops are regular troops organized by the puppet regime, all of which are made up of China people. At that time, the slogan of the Japanese was "Only Asians can really help Asians, and everyone should work closely together to save the glory." Wang Jingwei's theory is that "Japan can't be defeated with its strength at that time, and only with Japan's cooperation can it avoid national subjugation and gain a firm foothold in the world with the help of Japan's strength" (the famous "curve salvation theory").
At that time, many people recognized this statement and turned to cooperate with the Japanese. But I don't want to rely on the Japanese, but I have the illusion of "equal cooperation".
More puppet troops joined the army because of life.
So the puppet troops are not necessarily equal to traitors.
Similarly, traitors may also be civil servants who rely entirely on Japan and work for the Japanese, such as the presidents of "maintenance associations" in various places. But they are not regular troops or puppet troops.
Any army organized by a puppet regime can be called a puppet army. The most famous is the "Imperial Association Army". Other famous ones are the North China Public Security Army, the predecessor of the Imperial Association Army, and the Peace Construction Army, which is almost equipped with Japanese troops.
Supplement:
"Fake" has a certain meaning of pretending to be orthodox. Subjectively think that you are real.
And "false" means knowing that it is false most of the time.