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The Marco Polo Bridge incident was a pivotal battle between the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China and the Imperial Japanese Army, marking the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The incident occurred on July 7, 1937, in the district of Beijing, and is widely regarded as the catalyst for the war. The clash was sparked by a Japanese soldier who went missing during a military exercise, leading to a confrontation between the two armies.