What does the "Remnant Monument" tell us about the 92nd anniversary of the outbreak of the September 18th Incident
2023-09-18
What does the "Remnant Calendar Stele" tell us - written on the 92nd anniversary of the outbreak of the September 18th Incident in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, there is a unique building called the Remnant Calendar Stele. The huge body of the stele is like an open desk calendar, with the time permanently fixed on September 18, 1931. September 18th is indeed a day that every Chinese person cannot forget. 92 years ago today, the Japanese Kwantung Army launched the September 18 Incident with 19000 troops, while Zhang Xueliang had hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Northeast China. Due to the "non resistance policy" pursued by the Kuomintang government and the Northeast Army, in just over four months, the land of 1.28 million square kilometers, equivalent to 3.5 times the land area of Japan, in Northeast China was completely occupied, and more than 30 million Chinese people were enslaved. Patriot Huang Yanpei wrote the "Song of Chongguang" with sorrow and indignation: "We look up and try, where is Northeast China? Where is Liaoshen? Who is the border of white mountains and black waters? Thirty million compatriots, how can the strong resist? How can the weak surrender?" However, "no resistance" did not bring peace, nor did it increase the weight of the Kuomintang government on the negotiation table, but instead fueled the greed of the Japanese army to advance inch by inch. At that time, the Nanjing Nationalist Government placed its hope on the League of Nations, with the slogan "They have power, I have justice". At that time, Gu Weijun, the Chinese representative stationed in the League of Nations, recalled with sadness that when he sought help from representatives of various countries one by one, the most embarrassing answer he received was: "You don't resist yourselves, how can you expect others to deal with Japan for you?" The tragic fact once again tells us that compromise cannot achieve true security, and can only lead to even more humiliating situations; Cutting meat and feeding tigers cannot bring true peace, it can only make the aggressors' ambitions even more inflated. The unprecedented national disaster called for an unprecedented national awakening and aroused the Chinese people's tenacious resistance. The September 18th Incident became the starting point of the Chinese people's War of Resistance against Japan and opened the prelude to the world anti fascist war. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has successively issued the "Declaration on the Violent Occupation of the Three Eastern Provinces by Japanese Imperialism" and the "Resolution on the Occupy of Manchuria by Japanese Imperialism", calling on the people of the whole country to expel Japanese imperialism from China through a national revolutionary war. Under the leadership and promotion of the CPC, the Chinese people have won the great victory of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression after 14 years of painstaking struggle, realizing the historical turning point of the Chinese nation from a deep crisis to a great rejuvenation. Clausewitz once warned people: "When a country allows its enemy's unlimited ambition to expand and invade without stopping it, it is destined to begin to decline." In the face of major risks and powerful opponents, only by taking the initiative to confront and resolutely struggle can there be a way out, in order to win dignity and seek development. Avoiding retreat, compromise, and concessions will only lead to failure and humiliation. For our army, when facing significant challenges to national sovereignty and territorial integrity, we have no way out and must confront each other head-on, fighting for every inch of land. As President Xi Jinping pointed out, "The Chinese people are well aware that when dealing with aggressors, they must communicate with them in a language they understand. This is to stop war with war, stop war with force, and win peace and respect with victory." We cherish peace, but do not seek peace; We
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