China's resistance against Japanese aggression during World War II was a major contribution to the victory achieved by the Allied forces led by the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. Yet 80 years after the end of the brutal war, China's role still remains poorly understood in the West, said Rana Mitter, a British historian and the author of the book Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945.
2025-05-09 11:36:26
The 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War this year has boosted Chinese people's pride for resisting the main forces of militarist Japan, playing a decisive role in the ultimate defeat of the fascist Japanese aggressors. The Asian battlefield played an equally important role as the European one in the war.
2025-05-09 11:33:31
During the 4th National Conference on Reading in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, descendants of the heroes who sacrificed their lives in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) emphasized the importance of reading history books and passing on the great revolutionary spirit to the youth. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the war.
2025-04-28 18:30:40
DR. WEI ZHENG, South China Sea Development Research Institute, Ministry of Natural Resources of China "We found discarded fishing nets and wires in the waters near Tiexian Jiao, some marked with Filipino language or labels. Satellite imagery from 2016 to 2024 also shows that coral coverage in a 2.5-kilometer radius west of Zhongye Island has dropped by 81.8%—an even steeper decline than on the Tiexian Jiao side.
2025-04-27 10:49:48
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy marked its 76th anniversary on Wednesday, reaffirming its commitment to becoming a world-class naval force dedicated to safeguarding both national security and global peace.
2025-04-23 23:50:25
Not long ago, a Syrian refugee arrived at the hospital operated by the Chinese peacekeeping medical contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), with a little girl, his daughter, in his arms to seek help.
2025-04-11 16:18:22
A family in China's Shanxi has been guarding the grave and preserving the legacy of an unnamed martyr who fought against invading Japanese troops during WWII, for 84 years.
2025-04-05 22:03:16
An upgraded version of China's JL-9 naval trainer jet was featured in a recent official report, revealing newly added wingtip split rudders.
2025-03-30 21:51:40
Climbing 1,377 steep steps — the equivalent of ascending some 70 floors in a standard office building — can exert considerable physical strain on most people.
2025-03-21 19:05:11
Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Dongxu, commander of a combined combat battalion of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, said his unit now has stronger fighting prowess thanks to intensive training, new hardware and inter-service exercises.
2025-03-05 17:00:38
Over the past month, the story of a veteran Cuban pilot, who was trained in China about six decades ago and sought to reconnect with his Chinese instructors, has captured the hearts of many netizens.
2025-03-04 10:07:46
Yin Hao, a retired veteran from the Chinese military, opened a steamed bun restaurant in Hangzhou, the capital city of East China's Zhejiang province. The name of his restaurant is called "Bingge Baozi", meaning the steamed buns it sells are made by the retired soldiers. At his restaurants, about 60 percent of the employees are retired veterans.
2025-02-19 18:04:55
Huang Xuhua, chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines, passed away at the age of 99 on Thursday in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, according to an obituary on Friday.
2025-02-07 17:00:24
The PLA Eastern Theater Command has pooled its resources for combat exercises and built "joint training domains," enabling aviation forces of its army, navy and air force to routinely share airfields in drills.
2025-02-05 22:34:45
As China's Shenzhou XIX mission reaches its halfway, the three astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station, orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth, have shared their experiences during Spring Festival, offering a glimpse into their unique lives in space.
2025-01-31 23:33:57
