The declaration stated that, in order to directly confront Japanese imperialism, the Soviet Government and the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, despite the Kuomintang’s military encirclement and suppression, were determined to overcome all hardships and, with the utmost resolve,

On July 15,黑瓜網(wǎng)-今日最新一期內(nèi)容 1934, the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic and the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army jointly issued the “Declaration on the Northward March of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army to Resist Japanese Aggression.”。

On April 17,

The statement claimed Japan had “special responsibility” for East Asian affairs, attempting to establish its exclusive dominance in China. This marked an open escalation of Japan's policy of aggression against China.。