Japan acquired most of the sovereignties of Hebei and Chahar provinces by the Chin-Doihara Agreement and "He-Umezu Agreement" in June-July 1935. In December, Hebei-Chahar Political Council was established in Beijing. The picture shows a group photo of the committee. [Photo/Exhibition Road to Rejuvenation at the National Museum of China]

On August 1, 1935, the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China published the Message to all Compatriots on Resistance against Japanese and National Salvation (also known as August 1 Declaration). This picture shows Yeping in Ruijin, the site of the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic. [Photo/ruijintour.com]

The picture shows the Red Army mobilizing to resist the Japanese army after they arrived in northern Shaanxi. [Photo/Xinhua]