The war in China already started in 1931 when Japan invaded Manchuria. Early resistance was small and was met by heavy Japanese retaliations. But throughout the 30s, the movement started to grow.

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Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson
Written by: Francis van Berkel
Produced and Directed by: Spartacus Olsson and Astrid Deinhard
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Sources:
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Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe
Chinese anti-Japanese posters, courtesy of pictoright
SHANGHAI, CHINA-1921

Soundtracks from the Epidemic Sound:
Johan Hynynen - Dark Beginning
Yi Nantiro - Watchmen
Yi Nantiro - A Single Grain of Rice
Reynard Seidel - Deflection
Fabien Tell - Last Point of Safe Return
Andreas Jamsheree - Guilty Shadows 4
Rannar Sillard - Split Decision

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