Dear MEL Topic Readers,
China's war against Japanese aggression in numbers
On September 3rd, China marked the 75th Victory
of War of Resistance against Japan Day. Wait a minute. The Pacific Theater of
World War II ended indeed 75 years ago in 1945, but wasn’t it at noon on August
15 when Japan’s emperor radio-broadcasted an announcement of the acceptance of
the terms of the Potsdam Declaration? In Japan, yes. They commemorate Memorial Day
for the end of War on August 15. On the other hand, most of the allied nations set
September 2 as Victory over Japan Day, or V-J Day, when the Instrument of
Surrender was signed on the deck of USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. However, China
decided to celebrate the victory and set three-day holidays starting on September
3, which became V-J day. Since China was then represented by Kuomintang, which later
fled from the mainland and established the Republic of China in Taiwan, the same
day is commemorated as V-J day in Taiwan.
Now, how the war against Japanese aggression, which put hold the Civil
War, is figured in China?
Read the facts and figures about China’s version of their war against
Japan’s aggression
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