Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: Japanese invasion of China | Statement: [On Protracted War, historicalContext, Japanese invasion of China]

Target entity: Japanese invasion of China
Context triple: [On Protracted War, historicalContext, Japanese invasion of China]

• A. Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) chosen
  The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) was a major conflict between China and Japan that became one of the largest and bloodiest theaters of World War II in East Asia.
• 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. Japanese occupation of Shanghai
  The Japanese occupation of Shanghai was the period during the Second Sino-Japanese War when Imperial Japan controlled and administered Shanghai, marked by military rule, economic exploitation, and widespread human rights abuses against the Chinese population.
• D. First Sino-Japanese War
  The First Sino-Japanese War was an 1894–1895 conflict between Qing dynasty China and Meiji Japan that marked Japan’s emergence as a major regional power and led to Chinese territorial losses, including Taiwan.
• E. 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.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.