Moreover, Chinese resistance against the invasion had already started since 1931, following the 918 Incident, also known as the Mukden Incident.ĭecades of war and conflict led to thousands and millions of casualties within China, and the Chinese people persevered through a national crisis of unprecendented suffering. The war in Europe lasted six years, while the war in China lasted eight years.
The Second Sino-Japanese War is part of the World War II, but this brutal war in Asia was, for a long time, forgotten by the world.