However, Yoichi Jomaru, a veteran reporter of Asahi Shimbun, tweeted on Wednesday to break the silence that's common in Japanese society on the issue concerning the invasion against China. Japanese media reported on some of the most heartwarming wishes people wrote. Most people celebrate the day by writing wishes, usually in form of poetry. Liu was moved by the film and the martyrs strengthened his patriotism.Ĭontrast to the activities that engulfed China to commemorate the martyrs during the war, on Wednesday the Japanese were celebrating the romantic Tanabata Festival. In memory of the anniversary, the aerial defense alarm sounded on Wednesday 10 am in all areas in North China's Hebei Province.Ī student surnamed Liu told the Global Times on Wednesday that his elementary school in Taiqian county, Central China's Henan Province, organized them to watch the film Lugou Bridge Incident. The bullet holes can still be seen on the Lugou Bridge, a constant reminder that we should never forget our history and strive to become stronger, said some netizens. Many netizens posted photos they took at Lugou Bridge in memory of the martyrs. People from walks of life attended the activity. Many netizens said they are proud of the achievements China has made under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and will not forget the hardship Chinese people went through during the War of Resistance against Japanese aggression.Ĭhina's state broadcaster CCTV commented that 'The smoke has cleared, but the suffering cannot be forgotten, countless sacrifices cannot be forgotten! Remember this day, mourn the martyrs, and improve ourselves!' The words were echoed by thousands of netizens.ĬCTV also reported that a commemoration was held at the square of the September 18 Historical Museum in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province. The topic of '84th anniversary of July 7 Incident' was the highest trending topic on Wednesday on Chinese Twitter-like social media platform Sina Weibo, with many netizens paying tribute to the Chinese martyrs who laid down their lives during the incident.Īs of press time, the topic has been viewed more than 1.76 billion times.Īnother topic 'Today's China is no longer that of 1937' is also trending on Sina Weibo. What Western historians usually dub the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, also known as the Lugou Bridge Incident, occurred 84 years ago when the imperial Japanese army launched an assault on the Lugou Bridge in Beijing as a pretext for the overall invasion of China. See Japan Demands Indochina for the next segment of this file.Chinese people from all walks of life are commemorating the 84th anniversary of the July 7 Incident, which marked the beginning of the all-out War of Resistance by the Chinese people against Japanese aggression (1931-45), on Wednesday. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident Decision Text File Contents It will reduce Japan's dissent by ten, add. It will also reduce relations with Nationalist China, Shanxi, and the Guangxi Clique by 50. Japan will execute the event 100% of the time, reducing relations with the Soviet Union, United States, and United Kingdom by ten.

In order for Japan to fire the event Nationalist China exists, the two nations aren't already at war or alliance, Nationalist China is not a Japanese vassal, in an alliance with the Soviet Union, the United States, or United Kingdom. This incident signifies the opening of Japan's comprehensive invasion to mainland China and the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Chinese, thinking an attack was underway, fired a few ineffectual rifle shots, which led to a brief exchange of fire. On the night of July 7, 1937, night maneuvers were carried on without prior notice by Japanese troops, which greatly alarmed the local Chinese forces. By July 1937, Japan maintained a force estimated between 7000-15,000 men along the railway, which was several times the size of the detachments deployed by the European powers, and in excess of the limits set by the Boxer Protocol. Tensions between the Empire of Japan and China had been inflamed since the Invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and creation of the nominally independent state of Manchukuo.

By a supplementary agreement of 15 July 1902, these forces were allowed to conduct maneuvers without informing Chinese authorities. Under the terms of the Boxer Protocol of 7 September 1901, China had granted nations with legations at Beijing the right to station guards along the railway connecting Beijing with Tianjin to ensure open communications between the capital and the port. The Marco Polo Bridge, located outside of the walled town of Wanping to the southwest of Beijing was the choke point on the Pinghan Railway (Beijing-Wuhan), and guarded the only passage linking Beijing to Kuomintang-controlled areas in the south. In Hearts of Iron 3 The Marco Polo Bridge Incident decision and event creates a state of war between Nationalist China and Japan.

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