SDHF Newsletter No.123 How China Started the Second Sino 3

How China Started the Second Sino-Japanese War:
Why Should Japan Apologize to China?
By Moteki Hiromichi, Acting Chairman;
Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact
Part 2 – The Marco Polo Bridge Incident and
the Battles of Shanghai and Nanking

May 25, 2016

It is evident that the Marco Polo Bridge Incident was caused by Chinese side as being clearly mentioned in the first article of the local ceasefire agreement signed four days after the clash on July 11 by Qin Dechun, Deputy Commander of China’s 29th Route Army, and Matsui Kyutaro, Chief of the Japanese Army Beijing Special Service Agency. The article reads “The representative of the 29th Route Army expresses regret and will punish those responsible. He affirms his intention to take responsibility for preventing further such incidents in the future.”
The Shanghai Incident was the start of the full scale war initiated by Chiang Kai-shek China. The New York Times reported on August 31st, 1937 as follow;

Foreigners Support Japan – Official foreign observers and officials of various foreign governments who participated in various conferences here in seeking to avoid the outbreak of local hostilities, agree that the Japanese exhibited the utmost restraint under provocation, even for several days keeping all of the Japanese landed force off the streets and strictly within their own barracks, although the move somewhat endangered Japanese lives and properties. ‘Opinions may differ regarding the responsibility for the opening of hostilities in the vicinity of Peiping early in July,’ said one foreign official who was a participant in the conferences held here before Aug. 13, ‘but concerning the Shanghai hostilities the records will justify only one decision. The Japanese did not want a repetition of the fighting here and exhibited forbearance and patience and did everything possible to avoid aggravating the situation. But they were literally pushed into the clash by the Chinese, who seemed intent on involving the foreign area and foreign interests in this clash.’

As opposed to the conventional wisdom or misunderstanding, not Japan but China was fully responsible for the Second Sino-Japanese War if you carefully examine the historical facts.

Part 2 – The Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the Battles of Shanghai and Nanking
URL: https://www.sdh-fact.com/book-article/697/
PDF: https://www.sdh-fact.com/CL/Second-Sino-Japanese-War-Part-2.pdf

Questions are welcome.

MOTEKI Hiromichi, Acting Chairman
for KASE Hideaki, Chairman
Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact