China and Japan at war – how the two powers became locked in a series of bloody conflicts

On July 7, 1937 a Japanese soldier went missing near the town of Wanping, outside Beijing. Known as the Marco Polo Incident, this affair became the catalyst for the second Sino-Japanese war. The two powers were locked in bloody conflict throughout the first half of the 20th century

Marco Hernandez and Marcelo Duhalde

Published: 8:45am, 7 Jul, 2017

Updated: 3:19pm, 22 Feb, 2019

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Sources: North Central College; World War II Magazine; Dorling Kindersley; Encyclopaedia Britannica; National Geographic; World War II Database

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Marco Hernandez

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Marco Hernandez worked for the Post from 2016 until 2020, specialising in interactive development for storytelling using infographics and data visualisation. He is a former senior infographic designer at La Nación and information design lecturer at the Science and Arts University of Costa Rica. He has won dozens of awards from international organisations, including the Society for News Design and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.

Marcelo Duhalde

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Marcelo Duhalde joined the Post as its infographic designer in 2016, having worked previously as the deputy infographic editor at the Times of Oman. Duhalde has won more than 90 Society for News Design awards, 17 Malofiej medals, one Peter Sullivan's best of show (2015) and four gold medals at the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers awards. His work has been published in several books, magazines, and infographic and data visualisation websites in Europe, Asia and the Americas.