Two civic bodies held exhibitions to expose Japanese atrocities which were perpetrated after the Mukden Incident of Sept. 18, 1931, the day Japan launched an offensive to dislodge Chinese troops in the northeastern provinces, better known as Manchuria.
近代中國社與團結自強協會，也舉辦「九一八事變回顧展」和「日本軍閥侵華史實回顧展」，以日本人自行拍攝的照片資料，說明其「進出」中國的真相。