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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
SHENYANG, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — On Thursday, the 94th anniversary of the September 18 Incident was commemorated in northeast China with the ringing of bells and the wailing of sirens. The events of September 18, 1931, marked the beginning of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
Hundreds of people, including veterans and their relatives, gathered in the square in front of the Shenyang September 18th History Museum in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province, northeast China, to honor the memory of those who participated in the war against Japanese aggressors.
At exactly 9:18 a.m., 14 representatives from various walks of life rang a giant bell 14 times, symbolizing the 14 years of courageous struggle of the Chinese people against the Japanese invaders.
The wail of air raid sirens pierced the sky, sounding for three minutes. Vehicle horns blared throughout the city, and pedestrians, heads bowed in silence, stood still to pay their respects.
Since 1995, Shenyang has annually commemorated the events of September 18, 1931, with the wail of sirens.
On September 18, 1931, the Japanese Kwantung Army blew up a Japanese-controlled section of the railway near today's Shenyang, falsely blaming Chinese troops for the incident, which served as the pretext for the Japanese aggression against China. -0-
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