Key facts
- China alleges Japan distorted the September 18 Incident into an 'anti-Japanese' movement.
- China claims Japan tampered with the Lugou Bridge Incident narrative, portraying it as a 'forced counterattack'.
- The Lugou Bridge Incident is described as the start of Japan's full-scale war of aggression against China.
China has accused Japan of distorting historical events, specifically the September 18 Incident and the Lugou Bridge Incident. According to China, the September 18 Incident, a premeditated act of aggression, has been misrepresented as merely an 'anti-Japanese' movement. Furthermore, the Lugou Bridge Incident, which China identifies as the commencement of Japan's full-scale war of aggression against China, is alleged to have been tampered with to appear as a 'forced counterattack' after Japan was 'attacked'.