( 1902- 1946)
Starting from 1929, the Japanese General Staff Headquarters and the Kwantung Army secretly organized four "staff trips" in the three northeastern provinces of China to scout the situation and make a battle plan for invading the Northeast. 193 1 In June, the Japanese General Staff and the War Department formulated the Outline for Solving the Manchu-Mongolian Problem, which determined the specific steps of occupying the Northeast by force; In July, the army chief of staff secretly transported siege heavy artillery to Shenyang, aiming at Beidaying, the resident of Northeast Army. In August, Minami Jiro, Minister of the Japanese Army, shouted at the Japan National Division Chiefs' Meeting: The Manchu-Mongolian problem can only be solved by force. And then further prepare to launch this war.
The "September 18th Incident" kicked off the Japanese all-round armed aggression against China, and then launched armed aggression against Asia and the Pacific.
The "September 18th Incident" aroused the anti-Japanese anger of the people all over the country. People of all countries demand resistance to Japan and oppose the non-resistance of the Kuomintang government. Under the leadership and influence of China's * * * production party, the people in Northeast China rose up and launched anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare, and Northeast Volunteers and various anti-Japanese armed forces appeared one after another. 1February, 936, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Forces were unified and reorganized into the Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition Forces. 1937 after the "July 7th Incident", the anti-Japanese allied forces united with the broad masses, further launched an extensive and lasting armed struggle against Japan, and effectively cooperated with the national war of resistance led by China's * * * production party.
The "September 18th Incident" was not accidental. This is an important aggressive step taken by Japanese imperialism to annex China and rule Asia and the Pacific. As early as the summer of 1927, the Japanese cabinet held the "Oriental Conference" in Tokyo, and formulated the "China Policy Program", clearly claiming that Northeast China "has a great interest in (Japan's) national defense and national survival". In July of the same year, Cabinet Prime Minister Yoshiichi Tanaka presented the "Imperial Positive and Fundamental Policy towards Manchuria" (the infamous "Tanaka Memorial") to the Emperor, and publicly declared: "If you want to conquer China, you must first conquer Manchuria; If you want to conquer the world, you must first conquer China. " . Thus, the arrogant strategy of taking "Manchuria" as the base of aggression was established. 193 1 year, the Japanese army secretly formulated the principles, steps and measures for invading northeast China. After carefully preparing for the war of aggression, Japanese imperialism brazenly launched the "September 18th Incident", which opened the prelude to an all-round armed aggression against China and then the Asia-Pacific region.