China marks 89th anniversary of resistance war against Japanese aggression

A "wakened lion" sculpture is pictured in front of the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2026. China on Tuesday marked the 89th anniversary of the beginning of its whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. On July 7, 1937, Japanese soldiers attacked Chinese forces at the Lugou Bridge outside Wanping Town, marking the beginning of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders. [Photo/Xinhua]