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Manchuria 1937
On July 7, 1937 a clash occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops near Peiping in North China. When this clash was followed by indications of intensified military activity on the part of Japan. Some sources in the modern People's Republic of China date the beginning of the war to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931. -
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Manchuria 1937
On July 7, 1937 a clash occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops near Peiping in North China. When this clash was followed by indications of intensified military activity on the part of Japan. Some sources in the modern People's Republic of China date the beginning of the war to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931.