Preceding the start of World War II in 1939, Japanese forces invaded eastern China in 1937. Tensions had been running high between the two powers over conflicts about Korea.
In an effort to remember those who were forgotten, the Association of Chinese Students and Scholars will hold and exhibit titled "The Unforgotten History: Let Facts Tell" on the UA Mall today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The exhibit will consist of six display boards and more than 100 PowerPoint slides to describe the details of this war, according to a press release.
"The goal of this exhibit is to help bring to light the events that took place in the East during World War II," said Jinwei Cao, an event organizer and management graduate student. "People died all over the world, we don't want these people to be forgotten by Western society."
Funding was made possible by donations collected from group members and other private party donations, according to a press release.
The Sino-Japanese War was not concluded until the Japanese surrendered to allied forces in 1945, and the remaining Japanese troops in China fully surrendered Sept. 9, 1945.
During this eight-year conflict, property loss amounted to more than $4 billion. In addition, more than 12 million Chinese soldiers and citizens and 1 million Japanese soldiers died in both military and crossfire action.
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Information and figures at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Japanese_War_(1937-1945 or http://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/NanjingMassacre/NM.html