Dubbed 'The Roof of the World, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau encompasses Qiangtang. Qiangtang is China's largest nature reserve in Tibet. It's located in the northwestern part of the Autonomous Region, covering the foot-hills of the highest points on ear...
Michael Seslavinsky, head of Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications of Russia, says the commemorative activities have expressed a respect for history. China suffered huge losses during the WWII. We should remember and respect the history and...
For Hans Van de Ven, Professor of Modern Chinese History at Cambridge, China's Second World War commemoration on Thursday was a way to strengthen national identity among the general public. The War is presented as an effort by all of China to resist...
Jeffrey Kinkley is a history professor at St. John's University. The military parade itself of course conveyed an image of China's strength and modernization. President Xi Jinping's announcement he will be cutting the size of Chinese military by 300-...
The later generations of Edgar Snow, author of the book Red Star Over China, have met the son of Xie Liquan, the trumpet playing figure on the cover of the book in Beijing. Red Star Over China, a 1937 book by American journalist Edgar Snow, is an acc...
The ceremony marking the beginning of the building process was held the city of Springfield. Earlier in 2015, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awarded a 560 million dollar contract to China Rail Rolling Stock Corp. to design and manufacture...
The military parade to celebrate Victory Day began with dozens of veterans leading the formations. Among the observers of the parade, at the scene is a son of a late veteran. Li Haishan's father fought against Japanese invaders in the war more than 7...
Chinese President Xi Jinping, coming fresh off his time in-front of Chinese veterans and current troops, has told Vladimir Putin the two should be working together to ensure their shared history during the war is not forgotten. As time passes, young...
Here today, I'm announcing that we will be cutting the number of PLA troops by 300-thousand. Chinese President Xi Jinping making the announcement of a reduction of the Chinese military over the next 2-years. Yang Yujun with the Ministry of Defense sa...
Yang Qianghua, who lives in Germany, is one of the hundreds of overseas Chinese invited to attend the event. He says the younger generation tends to forget the sacrifices made during the war. Seventy years ago, our older generation, including those o...
Ask virtually any soldier taking part in Thursday's formations, and they'll tell you they're ready. After all of our training, our formations are clean, crisp and steady. All we've been doing at this point is just fine-tuning our steps to every secon...
Rolando Lopez Almo worked as Cuba's ambassador to China some 30-years ago. He says the Cuban people are well-aware of the contributions made by the Chinese people during the war. The Chinese people did quite well according to their possibilities. And...
Evgeny Tomikhin, Minister-Counselor at the Russian Embassy in Beijing, notes the victory in World War II came at a huge cost. He says its the Russian government's goal to ensure that sacrifice is not forgotten. The effort to prevent the distortion of...
As one of the guests to attend the V-Day celebrations, Ban spoke highly of China's contributions and sacrifices made during the war. The UN chief says this year provides an important opportunity for the international community to review that part of...
August 15th, 1945, three months after Nazi Germany's final defeat, the world heard the then Emperor Hirohito conceding defeat, and announcing that Japan would surrender to allied countries unconditionally. We have ordered our government to communicat...
