Marco Polo Bridge Incident
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Sep 6, 2026
Emily MatsonGUEST
So there are two really important dates that I wanted to go over.
Emily MatsonGUEST
One is the Marco Polo Bridge incident in 1937, and the other is the Mukden incident in 1931.
Emily MatsonGUEST
So before 2017 in mainland China, textbooks would all have this eight-year war timeline.
Emily MatsonGUEST
from 1937 to 1945, starting with the Marco Polo Bridge incident, which, and by the way, this is still regarded in the Republic of China on Taiwan as the proper start of the war.
Emily MatsonGUEST
And it's still an important date in the People's Republic of China as the start of what they call a national all-out war.
Emily MatsonGUEST
It was never, unlike this new 14-year war timeline, Marco Polo Bridge was never the official starting date of the war at government level, but it was popularly assumed to be.
Emily MatsonGUEST
And the events of Marco Polo Bridge incident were not that unusual in and of themselves.
Emily MatsonGUEST
At that point in time, Japanese imperialism continued to encroach upon China's sovereignty, particularly in the North.
Emily MatsonGUEST
So there are two really important dates that I wanted to go over.
Emily MatsonGUEST
One is the Marco Polo Bridge incident in 1937, and the other is the Mukden incident in 1931.
Emily MatsonGUEST
So before 2017 in mainland China, textbooks would all have this eight-year war timeline.
Emily MatsonGUEST
from 1937 to 1945, starting with the Marco Polo Bridge incident, which, and by the way, this is still regarded in the Republic of China on Taiwan as the proper start of the war.
Emily MatsonGUEST
And it's still an important date in the People's Republic of China as the start of what they call a national all-out war.
Emily MatsonGUEST
It was never, unlike this new 14-year war timeline, Marco Polo Bridge was never the official starting date of the war at government level, but it was popularly assumed to be.
Emily MatsonGUEST
And the events of Marco Polo Bridge incident were not that unusual in and of themselves.
Emily MatsonGUEST
At that point in time, Japanese imperialism continued to encroach upon China's sovereignty, particularly in the North.
Emily MatsonGUEST
So there are two really important dates that I wanted to go over.
Emily MatsonGUEST
One is the Marco Polo Bridge incident in 1937, and the other is the Mukden incident in 1931.
speaker_6NARRATOR
So before
Emily MatsonGUEST
2017 in mainland China, textbooks would all have this eight-year war timeline.
Emily MatsonGUEST
From 1937 to 1945, starting with the Marco Polo Bridge incident, which, and by the way, this is still regarded in the Republic of China on Taiwan as the proper start of the war.
Emily MatsonGUEST
And it's still an important date in the People's Republic of China as the start of what they call a national all-out war.
Emily MatsonGUEST
It was never, unlike this new 14-year war timeline, Marco Polo Bridge was never the official starting date of the war at government level, but it was popularly assumed to be.
Emily MatsonGUEST
And the events of Marco Polo Bridge incident were not that unusual in and of themselves.
Emily MatsonGUEST
So there are two really important dates that I wanted to go over.
Emily MatsonGUEST
One is the Marco Polo Bridge incident in 1937, and the other is the Mukden incident in 1931.
Emily MatsonGUEST
So before 2017 in mainland China, textbooks would all have this eight-year war timeline.
Emily MatsonGUEST
from 1937 to 1945, starting with the Marco Polo Bridge incident, which, and by the way, this is still regarded in the Republic of China on Taiwan as the proper start of the war.
Emily MatsonGUEST
And it's still an important date in the People's Republic of China as the start of what they call a national all-out war.
Emily MatsonGUEST
It was never, unlike this new 14-year war timeline, Marco Polo Bridge was never the official starting date of the war at government level, but it was popularly assumed to be.
Emily MatsonGUEST
And the events of Marco Polo Bridge incident were not that unusual in and of themselves.
Emily MatsonGUEST
At that point in time, Japanese imperialism continued to encroach upon China's sovereignty, particularly in the North.
Emily MatsonGUEST
So there are two really important dates that I wanted to go over.
Emily MatsonGUEST
One is the Marco Polo Bridge incident in 1937, and the other is the Mukden incident in 1931.
speaker_6NARRATOR
So before 2017,
Emily MatsonGUEST
in mainland China, textbooks would all have this eight-year war timeline from 1937 to 1945, starting with the Marco Polo Bridge incident.
Emily MatsonGUEST
Which, and by the way, this is still regarded in the Republic of China on Taiwan as the proper start of the war.
Emily MatsonGUEST
And it's still an important date in the People's Republic of China as the start of what they call a national all-out war.
Emily MatsonGUEST
It was never, unlike this new 14-year war timeline, Marco Polo Bridge was never the official starting date of the war at government level, but it was popularly assumed to be.
Emily MatsonGUEST
And the events of Marco Polo Bridge incident were not that unusual in and of themselves.
Emily MattsonGUEST
So there are two really important dates that I wanted to go over.
Emily MattsonGUEST
One is the Marco Polo Bridge incident in 1937, and the other is the Mukden incident in 1931.
Emily MattsonGUEST
So before 2017 in mainland China, textbooks would all have this eight-year war timeline from 1937 to 1945, starting with the Marco Polo Bridge incident.
Emily MattsonGUEST
Which, and by the way, this is still regarded in the Republic of China on Taiwan as the proper start of the war.
Emily MattsonGUEST
And it's still an important date in the People's Republic of China as the start of what they call a national all-out war.
Emily MattsonGUEST
It was never, unlike this new 14-year war timeline, Marco Polo Bridge was never the official starting date of the war at government level, but it was popularly assumed to be.
Emily MattsonGUEST
And the events of Marco Polo Bridge incident were not that unusual in and of themselves.
Emily MattsonGUEST
At that point in time, Japanese imperialism continued to encroach upon China's sovereignty, particularly in the north.