Sino-Japanese War

Sino-Japanese War most often refers to:

The First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), between China (Qing dynasty) and Japan (Empire of Japan), primarily over control of Korea
The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), began between China (Republic of China) and Japan (Empire of Japan) in 1937, eventually becoming part of World War II in 1941 when China joined the Allies and officially declared war against Japan in December 1941

It may also refer to:

Baekje–Tang War (660–663), fought between Baekje and the allied forces of Tang and Silla between 660 and 663; it was in some respect a spillover of the, at the time, ongoing Goguryeo–Tang War
Battle of Baekgang (663), a battle between Baekje restoration forces and their ally, Yamato Japan, against the allied forces of Silla and the Tang Dynasty of ancient China
Goguryeo–Tang War (645–668), was fought between Goguryeo and the Tang dynasty. During the course of the war, the two sides allied with various other states.
Ningbo Incident (1523)
Jiajing wokou raids (1542–1567), by Chinese-led international merchant-pirates (including the Japanese) on Ming dynasty China
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98), was a full-scale war between a Ming dynasty and Joseon coalition and the invading Japanese
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1616), Japanese attempted conquest in Taiwan
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1874), Japanese punitive expedition against the Paiwan people
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) of the ex-Qing, Chinese-inhabited Republic of Formosa
Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901), where Japan was part of the Eight-Nation Alliance that invaded Qing dynasty China to crush the Boxers
Jinan incident (1928), between Japanese-backed warlords and the Kuomintang
Japanese invasion of Manchuria, in 1931
Pacification of Manchukuo, from 1931 to 1942
January 28 Incident (1932), between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan in, and around, Shanghai
Defense of the Great Wall (1933), of Rehe (province) and subsequent Actions in Inner Mongolia (1933–1936)
Burma Campaign, of World War II from 1942 to 1945, where the Chinese fought the Japanese Burma Army on the north wing of the campaign, in aid of British Empire forces

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Modern China (1912–today)	World War I Mongolian rebellion Sino-Tibetan War of 1930–1932 Qinghai–Tibet War Soviet invasion of Xinjiang Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Pacific War First Indochina War Kuomintang in Burma Annexation of Tibet Korean War Vietnam War Battle of the Paracel Islands Laotian Civil War Sino-Soviet conflict Sino-Soviet border conflict Sino-Indian War Nathu La and Cho La clashes Sino-Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) Johnson South Reef Skirmish Sumdorong Chu standoff Mali War Scarborough Shoal standoff 2013 Depsang standoff 2017 China–India border standoff 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes

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