Veterans who fought in the War Against Japanese Aggression from 1937-45 participate in a bell-ringing ceremony held in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on September 18 to mark the 83rd anniversary of the September 18 Incident. Air raid sirens were sounded at 9:18 a.m. across Shenyang, where the incident occurred, along with other cities throughout the province. More than 1,000 people attended the bell-ringing ceremony. The September 18 Incident refers to the seizure of Shenyang on that date in 1931 by Japanese invaders, a step toward their occupation of the whole of northeast China (XINHUA) |