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- 1915 – President of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai (pictured), announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy and proclaim himself Emperor of China.
- 1936 – Xi'an Incident: The Generalissimo of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek, is kidnapped by Zhang Xueliang.
- 1937 – USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink US gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze River in China.
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