CRI听力:The 70th Anniversary of Victory over Japan Commemorated

An exhibition entitled "Great Victories and Historic Contributions" was launched on Tuesday in Beijing.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Liu Yunshan says the exhibition will be a reminder of history.

"We should make good use of this exhibition for the general public to get nourishment from the hardships and glories of history."

The exhibition tells the history of the Chinese people's fight against Japan's aggression in the 14 years from 1931 to 1945.

More than 1,100 pictures and over 2,800 war relics are displayed.

Deputy curator of Museum of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Li Zongyuan says many of the exhibits are being shown for the first time.

"We added a great number of the historic photos about of battles led by the Communist Party of China, and conducted by the Northeast Anti-Japanese united forces, the Eighth Route Army, the New Fourth Army, and South China guerrilla column. So these historic photos, historical relics, and precious videos are entirely fresh and new to the audience."

China-Japan relations have long been affected as Japan fails to atone for the atrocities committed during its occupation of parts of China.
To urge the Japanese government to face up to history, a number of organizations in Hong Kong marched on Tuesday.

Frankie Ngan, chairman of Young Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong says Japan should take the responsibility of their aggression and halt its current alamring military expansion.

"People all over the world will never forget the history of Japan's aggression against China. We hope the Japanese government will shoulder such mistakes as the revival of Japanese militarism, especially the deletion and alteration of their history textbooks. They should let the history known to the Japanese residents, students and people all over the world."

The Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was an important part of the world's anti-fascist war.

Incomplete statistics show that more than 35 million Chinese soldiers and civilians lost their lives in the war.

For CRI, I'm Min Rui.