Did any Chinese warlord claim the mantle of the Beiyang government after 1928?

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After the Nationalists consolidated power in China in 1928, their government promptly received international recognition. Therefore there was little reason to claim descent from the Beiyang regime.

All except Japan, that is. Due to having poor relations with the Nationalists and harboring ambitions in China, they set up puppet regimes and adopted Beiyang symbols to boost their legitimacy. Note the similarity in flags, for example:

Beiyang: beiyang flag

Manchukuo: manchukuo flag

Mengjiang: mengjiang flag

So no, no Chinese warlord used Beiyang symbols after 1928; only Japanese puppet regimes did.

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