China played hugely crucial role in WWII

Being an important part of World War II, the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945) played an important role in reshaping the postwar global order.

The September 18th Incident in 1931, provoked by Japanese troops which later occupied Shenyang in Northeast China's Liaoning province marks the beginning of China's war against Japanese aggression. And the July 7th Incident in 1937, or the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, witnessed Japan's full-scale invasion of China and the start of China's all-out war against fascism.

The eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression led not only to Japan's defeat in WWII but also to the eventual collapse of the country's fascist forces. By drawing a large number of Japanese soldiers, weapons and military equipment, the war of resistance thwarted Japan's strategy of quick decisions and political offensives. And led by the Communist Party of China, the guerrilla bases behind the frontlines disrupted the Japanese army's public order war.