writer 0 2004-05-03T00:00:00Z The roots of the Japan-China War (1937-45) can be traced back to the surprise attack that Japanese army officers launched, in September 1931, on Chinese forces in Manchuria. Their premeditated coup led to Japan's seizure of the vast, resource-rich region. Initially carried out in the name of self-defense, the Manchurian takeover was later justified as a step toward establishing a new status quo in Asia. A long series of clashes alternating with truces followed between Japanese forces and Chinese un-reconciled to Japanese rule. Herbert 44434 false 2004-05-03T00:00:00Z Bix 5446 8626 0 1 From Nanjing to Fallujah from-nanjing-1937-to-fallujah-2004-by-herbert-bix From Nanjing 1937 to Fallujah 2004: 2009-09-25T06:56:58Z 166