Mukden
Britishnoun
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Some have pointed out that the stabbing happened on the anniversary of the notorious Mukden Incident, when Japan faked an explosion to justify its invasion of Manchuria in 1931, triggering a 14-year war with China.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024
Instead, the message said he wasn’t coming home: His B-29 had been lost over Mukden, Manchuria, and he was later declared MIA.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 31, 2022
After the war, Gen. Singlaub was based at Mukden before the Manchurian city fell to Chinese Communists forces in 1948 and Americans were expelled.
From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2022
Tuesday was the 81st anniversary of the Mukden Incident, which marked the start of Japan’s incursion into China and is sometimes referred to as the “day of national humiliation.”
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2012
The East China Railway between Port Arthur, Dalny, and the junction of Ta-shik-chia, whence a branch line runs to Port Arthur, was finished as far as Mukden towards the close of 1899.
From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by Vay, P?ter
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