September 18th marks the anniversary of the Mukden Incident and is a day when anti-Japanese sentiment tends to rise in China. On this day in 2024, a Japanese child was fatally stabbed in Shenzhen, China. The Chinese government expressed condolences for the Japanese child's death while stating that such incidents could occur in any country.
The Mukden Incident, also known as the Manchurian Incident, was a pivotal event that occurred on September 18, 1931, and marked the beginning of Japanese military aggression in East Asia.