jan 28, 1933 - SHANGHAI WAR OF 1932

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Chinese protests and boycotts against Japan, due to the Invasion of Manchuria, leads to violence in the Chinese city of Shanghai. Japanese troops stationed there (again due to prior wars and treaties), occupy parts of Shanghai as the Japanese Navy launches airstrikes at the city. The Chinese 19th Route Army holds firm in this three-month battle, and fights the Japanese to a standstill. A cease-fire in March, 1932 halts the fighting.