War · January 28, 1932

January 28 Incident

94 years ago · Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China

94th anniversary

The January 28 incident or Shanghai incident (January 28 – March 3, 1932) was a conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. In apparent response to a mob attack on Japanese Buddhist monks, the Japanese in Shanghai rioted and burned down a factory, killing two Chinese.

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