1937

August 22

The CPC Central Committee held the Luochuan Meeting, in which it passed a "Ten-point Program for Resisting Japan and Saving the Country."

August 25

According to the agreement of the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang, Mao Zedong, chairman of the Revolutionary Commission of the CPC Central Committee, and vice-chairmen Zhu De and Zhou Enlai ordered the Red Army to be changed to the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army. Zhu De was the commander-in-chief, Peng Dehuai, deputy commander-in-chief, Ye Jianying, chief of staff, Zou Quan, deputy chief of staff, Ren Bishi, director of the Political Department, and Deng Diaoping, vice-director.

August 31

The Eighth Route Army crossed the Yellow River to march to the frontlines.

September 6

The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government was set up.

September 25

The 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army ambushed the Fifth Division of the Japanese army in Pingxingguan, wiping out more than 1,000 of the enemy troops and logistic personnel. The battle marked the first victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan.

October 2

The Kuomintang government declared that the guerrilla forces of the Red Army in 13 areas of eight southern provinces should be reorganized into the New Fourth Army.

October 6

The U.S. published a statement against the Japanese invasion of China.

October 26

The Japanese army occupied Niangziguan, which wiped out the big obstacle to attacking Taiyuan.

November 8

The Japanese army occupied Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi.

November 12

Shanghai fell.