<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War" id="mw9A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Second Sino-Japanese War">Second Sino-Japanese War</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" id="mw9Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a> formally surrenders to <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912–49)" id="mw9g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Republic of China (1912–49)">China</a>.