sentences:  Almost immediately after the last Japanese occupation troops had left the territory in late September, representatives of the French and the Chinese governments went to Fort-Bayard to proceed to the transfer of authority; the French flag was lowered for the last time on 20 November 1945.During the Cold War era, 1947–1991, France first established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1964.France played a minor role in the Korean War.