东北三省警报长鸣纪念918事变80周年

Sirens wailed Sunday morning in cities in Northeast China's Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces to observe the 80th anniversary of Japan's invasion.

为纪念日本侵华战争80周年，9月18日上午在中国东北的辽宁、吉林、黑龙江三省拉响了警报。

Sirens began wailing at 9:18 am and lasted for three minutes in Shenyang, capital city of Liaoning Province, while more than 1,000 people from the central and local governments, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and all walks of life gathered as part of the routine activities.

在辽宁省省会沈阳，警报在上午9点18分拉响，历时三分钟。来自政府部门、解放军和各行各业的群众1000余人参加了这次活动。

In Harbin, capital city of Heilongjiang Province, sirens wailed 10 minutes starting from 9 am to remind people of the Japanese invasion into China's northeastern region 80 years ago.

在黑龙江省的省会哈尔滨，上午九时拉响了长达十分钟的警报，来提醒人们勿忘80年前的日本侵华战争。

On September 18, 1931, Japanese forces attacked the barracks of Chinese troops in Shenyang. The move marked the beginning of the Japanese invasion and occupation that lasted 14 years.

在1931年9月18日，日本军队袭击了沈阳的中国军营，这项军事行动拉开了日本长达14年侵占的序幕。