China marks 88th anniversary of ‘September 18 Incident’(1/5)

Thousands of people attend a ceremony held to mark the 88th anniversary of the "September 18 Incident" at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang City, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2019. On Sept. 18, 1931, Japanese troops blew up a section of railway under their control near Shenyang, then accused Chinese troops of sabotage as a pretext for attack. They bombarded barracks near Shenyang the same evening, starting the bloody invasion. (Photo: China News Service/Yu Ruizhai)

Thousands of people attend a ceremony held to mark the 88th anniversary of the "September 18 Incident" at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang City, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2019. On Sept. 18, 1931, Japanese troops blew up a section of railway under their control near Shenyang, then accused Chinese troops of sabotage as a pretext for attack. They bombarded barracks near Shenyang the same evening, starting the bloody invasion. (Photo: China News Service/Yu Ruizhai)

Thousands of people attend a ceremony held to mark the 88th anniversary of the "September 18 Incident" at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang City, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2019. On Sept. 18, 1931, Japanese troops blew up a section of railway under their control near Shenyang, then accused Chinese troops of sabotage as a pretext for attack. They bombarded barracks near Shenyang the same evening, starting the bloody invasion. (Photo: China News Service/Yu Ruizhai)

Thousands of people attend a ceremony held to mark the 88th anniversary of the "September 18 Incident" at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang City, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2019. On Sept. 18, 1931, Japanese troops blew up a section of railway under their control near Shenyang, then accused Chinese troops of sabotage as a pretext for attack. They bombarded barracks near Shenyang the same evening, starting the bloody invasion. (Photo: China News Service/Yu Ruizhai)

Thousands of people attend a ceremony held to mark the 88th anniversary of the "September 18 Incident" at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang City, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2019. On Sept. 18, 1931, Japanese troops blew up a section of railway under their control near Shenyang, then accused Chinese troops of sabotage as a pretext for attack. They bombarded barracks near Shenyang the same evening, starting the bloody invasion. (Photo: China News Service/Yu Ruizhai)