The Mukden Incident on Sept. 18, 1931, was an early battle in the Second Sino-Japanese War. After the Mukden Incident thereby extending Japanese control over large areas in northeastern China, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) fought alongside Japanese invaders to defeat the [[Republic of China]] troops.
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After the Japanese occupied the city of Shenyang (formerly Mukden in the [[Manchu]] language) in an event known as the [[Mukden Incident]] on Sept. 18, 1931, extending Japanese control over large areas in northeastern China, the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) fought alongside Japanese invaders to defeat troops of the [[Republic of China]] (KMT).<ref>https://u.osu.edu/mclc/2016/07/02/truth-of-mao-zedongs-collusion-with-the-japanese-army-1/</ref>