China marks 88th anniversary of skirmish that led to war with Japan

China held a ceremony Monday to mark the 88th anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident that led to the start of a full-blown war with Japan, attended by Cai Qi, the No. 5 figure in the ruling Communist Party, and the country's top diplomat Wang Yi.Zhang Youxia, a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, and other top-ranked uniformed officers also attended the annual event held at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, located near the bridge in southwestern Beijing, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported."Japanese militarism delib…READ FULL ARTICLE