What does the 918 incident mean and what is the 918 incident

The 918 Incident, also known as the Mukden Incident and the Wicker Lake Incident, was a war of aggression against China deliberately created and launched by Japan in Northeast China on the night of September 18, 1931, and was the beginning of the Japanese imperialist invasion of China.

After World War I, Japan's expansion in China was curbed by the British and American powers, and China's Northern Expedition weakened Japan's interests in China, prompting Japan to adjust its policy toward China and accelerate the pace of annexing Northeast China; In the early 30s of the 20th century, the world economic crisis occurred, and the Japanese economy suffered a heavy blow, fell into extreme difficulties, and led to a political crisis.

In the face of domestic and foreign difficulties, the Japanese fascist forces were determined to break through the shackles imposed on Japan by the Washington system, and seized Northeast China while Britain and the United States were busy coping with the crisis and Chiang Kai-shek was "suppressing the Communists" on a large scale, so as to extricate themselves from the predicament and attempt to dominate the world.

The 918 Incident, also known as the Mukden Incident and the Wicker Lake Incident, was an incident on September 18, 1931 when the Japanese Kwantung Army in Northeast China suddenly attacked Shenyang and occupied Northeast China by force. The 918 Incident was the beginning of the Japanese imperialists' attempt to conquer China by force.

The 918 Incident was a war of aggression against China deliberately created and launched by Japan, and was the beginning of the Japanese imperialist invasion of China. The 918 Incident also marked the starting point of the World Anti-Fascist War and opened the prelude to the Eastern Theater of World War II.

The anniversary of the 918 incident.

"918" Memorial Day (September 18 every year).

It was established to commemorate the national humiliation of the 918 incident. On September 18, 1931, the September 18 Incident broke out in Northeast China, and after the outbreak of the incident, the contradictions between Japan and China further intensified. In the years following the incident, all three northeastern provinces were occupied by the Japanese Kwantung Army, so they were regarded as a national shame by the Chinese people, and to this day, September 18 is known as the "National Shame Day" in many informal occasions in China.

Memorial Venue. On September 18, 1991, China opened the September 18 History Museum in Shenyang. Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto visited this place during his visit to China in 1997 and wrote "Harmony is precious", becoming the first reigning Japanese prime minister to enter the museum.

In addition to the 918 History Museum in Shenyang, there is also a memorial hall in the Baita Park in Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province, which was called the Baita Hall at that time. The day before the incident, Shigeru Honjo held a pre-incident conspiracy meeting with Ishihara Wanji, chief staff officer of the Kwantung Army, and Seishiro Sakagaki, senior staff officer of the Kwantung Army, at the White Tower Hotel in front of the railway station.