Japanese economic blockade of China

Target entity: Japanese economic blockade of China
Context triple: [Far East theatre of World War II prelude, hasPart, Japanese economic blockade of China]

• A. Marco Polo Bridge Incident
  The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
• B. Japanese occupation of Manchuria
  The Japanese occupation of Manchuria was Japan’s 1931–1932 military seizure and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China, marking a major early step in its expansionist aggression in East Asia.
• C. Chinese intervention in the Korean War
  The Chinese intervention in the Korean War was the large-scale military entry of the People’s Republic of China into the conflict in late 1950, which reversed United Nations advances and prolonged the war into a protracted stalemate.
• D. Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
  The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was Imperial Japan’s World War II-era vision and political bloc for a Japan-led, self-sufficient Asian empire that in practice served as a framework for Japanese military expansion and domination.
• E. Soviet occupation of Manchuria
  The Soviet occupation of Manchuria was the post–World War II military and political control of northeastern China by the Soviet Union, during which Soviet forces dismantled Japanese infrastructure, repatriated Japanese settlers, and helped shift regional power toward the Chinese Communist Party.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Japanese economic blockade of China
Target entity description: The Japanese economic blockade of China was a pre–World War II campaign in which Japan sought to weaken China’s resistance by cutting off its access to vital imports and trade routes.

• A. Marco Polo Bridge Incident
  The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
• B. Japanese occupation of Manchuria
  The Japanese occupation of Manchuria was Japan’s 1931–1932 military seizure and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China, marking a major early step in its expansionist aggression in East Asia.
• C. Chinese intervention in the Korean War
  The Chinese intervention in the Korean War was the large-scale military entry of the People’s Republic of China into the conflict in late 1950, which reversed United Nations advances and prolonged the war into a protracted stalemate.
• D. Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
  The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was Imperial Japan’s World War II-era vision and political bloc for a Japan-led, self-sufficient Asian empire that in practice served as a framework for Japanese military expansion and domination.
• E. Soviet occupation of Manchuria
  The Soviet occupation of Manchuria was the post–World War II military and political control of northeastern China by the Soviet Union, during which Soviet forces dismantled Japanese infrastructure, repatriated Japanese settlers, and helped shift regional power toward the Chinese Communist Party.
• F. None of above. chosen