[100 Years Ago Today] August 29, 1926 - The 16th Anniversary of the Annexion No One Could Mention Publicly, as Gunfire Sounded on the Yangtze

1. August 29, 1926, marked the 16th anniversary of the promulgation of the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty, yet it was impossible to commemorate or mourn it publicly.
2. In Gyeongseong, Choe Won-sun and Kim Cheol-jung were facing trial on September 8 after being indicted over the "Hoengseol Suseol" column in the Chosun Ilbo.
3. That same day, an accident involving the British steamer Wanliu occurred on the Yangtze River, which ten days later became the trigger for the Wanxian Incident.

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