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China Commemorates 85th Anniversary of 'Mukden Incident,' Vows to Uphold World Peace

Desiree Sison   |

Sep 19, 2016 11:57 AM EDT

Thousands of Chinese people on Sunday gathered at a ceremony in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province, to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the 'Mukden Incident' in which Japanese troops bombarded a garrison housing 7,000 Chinese forces in Shenyang on September 18, 1931. This turned out to be the prelude to the 14-year Japanese invasion of China.