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1931
 
   
The Japanese occupy the Chinese state of Manchuria      
1932
 
   
Japan renames the Chinese province of Manchuria, calling it Manchukuo – supposedly independent but in fact a puppet state      
1933
 
    
Pablo Neruda increases his international reputation with a collection of surrealist poems, Residencia en la tierra ('Residence on earth')       
1934
 
   
To escape the Kuomintang forces, the Chinese Communist army begins the Long March from Jiangxi province to Shaanxi      
1935
 
    
Mao Zedong wins control over the Chinese Communists during the Long March       
1935
 
   
The survivors of the Long March reach safety in Shaanxi province in northwest China      
1937
 
   
The Japanese use an incident at the Marco Polo Bridge, near Beijing, as the pretext for an attack on China      
1937
 
   
Japanese troops occupy Beijing – at the start of eight years of continuous war between China and Japan      
1937
 
   
The Japanese capture the Chinese capital, Nanjing, and massacre at least 300,000 inhabitants within a few weeks      
1941 December 25
 
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Hong Kong surrenders to an invading Japanese force