On September 18, 1931, near Mukden in southern Manchuria, a section of railroad owned by Japan’s South Manchuria Railway was dynamited. The Imperial Japanese Army, accusing Chinese dissidents of the act, responded with the invasion of Manchuria. This inspired the Tintin story of ‘The Blue Lotus’. FACT FOOD #91
On September 18, 1931, near Mukden in southern Manchuria, a section of railroad owned by Japan’s South Manchuria Railway was dynamited. The Imperial Japanese Army, accusing Chinese dissidents of the act, responded with the invasion of Manchuria. This inspired the Tintin story of ‘The Blue Lotus’. 