diff --git a/x2-data-lib/src/main/java/com/github/rcd47/x2data/lib/savegame/X2SaveGameReader.java b/x2-data-lib/src/main/java/com/github/rcd47/x2data/lib/savegame/X2SaveGameReader.java
index e3011b6..1158cff 100644
--- a/x2-data-lib/src/main/java/com/github/rcd47/x2data/lib/savegame/X2SaveGameReader.java
+++ b/x2-data-lib/src/main/java/com/github/rcd47/x2data/lib/savegame/X2SaveGameReader.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public X2SaveGameHeader readHeader(FileChannel in) throws IOException {
 		header.campaignNumber = buffer.getInt();
 		header.saveSlot = buffer.getInt();
 		header.description = UnrealUtils.readString(buffer);
-		header.creationTime = LocalDateTime.parse(UnrealUtils.readString(buffer), DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("M/d/y\nH:mm"));
+		var creationTimeString = UnrealUtils.readString(buffer);
 		header.mapCommand = UnrealUtils.readString(buffer);
 		header.tacticalSave = buffer.getInt() == 1;
 		header.ironmanEnabled = buffer.getInt() == 1;
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ public X2SaveGameHeader readHeader(FileChannel in) throws IOException {
 		header.campaignStartTime = LocalDateTime.parse(UnrealUtils.readString(buffer), DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy.MM.dd-HH.mm.ss"));
 		header.mapImage = UnrealUtils.readString(buffer);
 		header.name = UnrealUtils.readString(buffer);
+
+		// creation time has different format depending on locale
+		header.creationTime = LocalDateTime.parse(
+				creationTimeString,
+				DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("CHN".equals(header.language) ? "y M d\nH:mm" : "M/d/y\nH:mm"));
 		
 		int dlcCount = buffer.getInt();
 		header.installedDlcAndMods = new ArrayList<>(dlcCount);
diff --git a/x2-data-lib/src/test/resources/savegame/chinese-datetime.sav b/x2-data-lib/src/test/resources/savegame/chinese-datetime.sav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf426c9
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