1. incident2. unforeseen event3. events (in general)
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
New Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists and Communists
Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蒋介石[jiǎng jiè shí])
1. the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria2. also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳条沟事变
卢沟桥事变 盧溝橋事變 lú gōu qiáo shì biàn Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
North China Incident of October-December 1935, a Japanese attempt to set up a puppet government in north China
January 28 Incident (1932), military conflict between China and Japan in Shanghai
Korean War (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
1. the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists2. called 反革命政变 or 惨案 in PRC literature