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[TaiShang]

A farmer makes the pattern of the 70th anniversary commemoration with agricultural products in Jiangwan county, Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province.

China will stage a military parade on Sept 3 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Chen Xianxiang)




Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Capital of China is decorated In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of Counter-Japanese Aggression War.

 

[LowPost]

Houston scientist honored

Dr Paul Chin-wu Chu, professor, founding director and chief scientist at the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston, is one of the five overseas Chinese in the world - and the only one in the US - invited to view the military parade on Sept 3 from the upstairs of Tiananmen Rostrum in Beijing celebrating victory in WWII.

Chu said that he accepted the invitation to attend the celebration marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory in China's war of resistance against Japan a couple of months ago.
"I happened to need make a research trip to Shanghai at the same time, so I incorporated it into my schedule," said Chu.

The invitation to ascend to the top of the Tiananmen Rostrum to view the military parade came as a complete surprise to Chu. "I was in Geneva when a student of mine forwarded me the news, I am not sure why I was selected but I feel honored," Chu told China Daily.

Chu is a well-known physicist for his discovery of higher temperature superconductors and has been nominated for a Nobel Prize. His discovery led to a legendary event in science known as the "Woodstock of Physics" in 1987, when scientists mobbed the New York Hilton and presented papers on superconductors until 3 in the morning.

Over the years, Chu has continued to work in superconductor research and has been active in joint research efforts with scientists in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and other nations. He also served as president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 2001 to 2009 and helped build it into a leading research university.

Chu's father was a pilot in the Chinese air force during World War II. "My father was a pilot in the US when Japan invaded China," Chu said. "He made speeches and did fundraising to muster support for China. Then, he and 12 pilot buddies went back to China together to join the air force to fight Japan in late 1930s," said Chu.

Chu's father was stationed at the air force base in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. Since he was the only son of the family, his mother insisted on his working on the ground. He stopped flying after a while and managed to survive the war. Sadly, all 12 of his pilot buddies were killed in the fighting.

"I listened to those WWII stories growing up, it's a very important part of their history," said Chu. "China fought hard to win the war against Japan, the victory didn't come easy. I am very happy to see a stronger China."

Chinese Consul General Li Qiangmin said that Chu, a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated decades of his life to superconductor research and achieved remarkable results.

"Chu also cares about the development of his birth country and has made great contributions to the friendly cooperation between China and the US. I congratulate him on receiving the honor representing all overseas Chinese in the US to view the WWII victory military parade from the top of Tiananmen Rostrum," said Li.

 

[TaiShang]

1,000 people form characters to mark V-Day

Nearly 1,000 people gather to form huge characters in a slogan and the number 70 in front of the Youth Mao Zedong Statue in Orange Isle, Changsha city, capital of Central China’s Hunan province, on Sunday. They cooperated to form six Chinese characters meaning "Chinese should strive to be stronger" and "70" to mark the 70th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945).



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V-Day Anniversary: China underscores rule of law important to world peace

August 31, 2015

With just three days to go until China hosts its grand military parade, the country’s representatives briefed the media on the connection between world peace and the rule of law.

Professor Zhuo Zeyuan, deputy director of the Politics and Law department of the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC, says the rule of law is important in maintaining world peace, following WWII.

“The country needs to be ruled by law, and so does the world,” Zhou said. “Just as the U.N. advocates, we should firmly oppose some countries’ moves that show they rule their country by law, but they don’t do so in global affairs, or otherwise.”

His statement came amid the adoption of a prisoner amnesty deal by the National People’s Congress. The amnesty deal, the eighth of its kind since 1949, will see thousands of war veterans as well as very old or young prisoners granted official pardons.


The amnesty reflects China’s tradition of respecting the elderly and caring for the young, and it is in line with the Criminal Law, which was amended in 2011 to allow leniency in the punishment of the elderly, according to Chu Huaizhi, professor at Peking University, who also serves as one of the government’s consultants on the amnesty deal.


“This amnesty is based on our country’s constitution and laws. The entire amnesty procedure will be applied according to the constitution and laws. I think this will be a model under China’s rule of law in the new era,” said Professor Zhuo.


Sept. 3 is known as Victory Day of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Along with the parade, there will be a series of other commemorative events, including a reception and an evening gala in Beijing. Foreign leaders and representatives have also been invited.

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ROK Navy fleet visits Shanghai

Two South Korean naval ships have arrived in Shanghai on the first stop of their cruise to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of Japan's colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula.

The destroyer "Gang Gam Chan" and a supply ship started a three-day visit to Shanghai on Saturday. The South Korean and Chinese navies will also conduct a joint drill. The visit marks the fifth time that South Korean naval ships have visited Shanghai.

The ships will sail to Bangkok after leaving Shanghai. They will stop in 15 countries during the 131-day cruise.

ROK Navy fleet visits Shanghai - People's Daily Online





Parsing China's massive V-day parade

 

[21stCentury]

is it possible to watch the parade on tv outside China mainland?

 

[TaiShang]

is it possible to watch the parade on tv outside China mainland?

I believe, yes. At least, CCTV international will air it. @cirr , @Keel must have more info on this.

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Dogs of Western resentment bark as Chinese WWII parade passes
Published time: 31 Aug, 2015 13:27
Pepe Escobar

Officers and soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army hold a flag and weapons during a training session for a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War Two, at a military base in Beijing, China, August 22, 2015. © Damir Sagolj / Reuters



The importance for China of this coming Thursday’s parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII in the Asia-Pacific cannot be overstated enough.

The Japanese surrender was formally signed on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2.

Yet in China, the key date was actually September 9 in Nanjing at 9am. As this China Daily piece stresses, Beijing’s choice for 9-9-9 was immensely symbolic, as the words ‘nine’ and ‘enduring’, in Mandarin, sound practically the same.

And to think that China at the time was led by nationalist Chiang Kai-shek, comprehensively defeated four years later by the Communists. The initial impulse of China’s leadership was focused on counterpunching aggression with generosity and reconciliation.

From the start, it would be an extremely steep mountain to climb. Here is a detailed portrait of how the war trauma lingered in Hong Kong.

The parade rolling past Tiananmen Square officially celebrates the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. This is an extremely serious – and sensitive – business for 1.4 billion Chinese and the Chinese diaspora all across the world.

And once again, the West - displaying trademark cultural/historical insensitivity - has blown it. Beijing is carefully scrutinizing the diplomatic ramifications of shows and no-shows. Symbolically, absences speak volumes.

President Vladimir Putin will be in Beijing, as well as leaders of the four Central Asian ‘stans’ that are part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). South Korean President Park Geun-hye, South African President Jacob Zuma and Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain will also be present.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan won’t (he was officially invited, and declined). The US, Germany and Canada will send only embassy functionaries. France and Italy at least will send their foreign ministers. The only head of state or government from the all-sorts-of-plague-ravaged EU will be Czech President Milos Zeman.

Whatever the spin, the fact is the US State Department proverbially resorted to mob tactics pressuring South Korean Geun-hye not to go.

The bottom line: neither the US nor the EU – the once hegemonic West – along with Japan, are sending their top political leaders.

And that highlights yet another graphic sign of the strength of the Russia-China strategic partnership. And coming right after the Russian and Chinese navies completed a nine-day joint exercise – their fifth since 2005 - in Peter the Great Gulf, waters off the Clerk Cape and the Sea of Japan.

Significantly Aleksandr Fedotenkov, deputy commander of the Russian navy and also the Russian director of the drill, said both navies aim at keeping the world’s seas “safe and stable.” It’s easy to picture waves of paranoia engulfing US Navy planners as they registered the message.

The diplomatic stupidity stakes
The West’s so-called political “elites” are trying hard to exercise a monopoly on diplomatic stupidity. Thus the Tiananmen parade being compared across US corporate media to the recent Red Square parade that celebrated the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany. Not a mention of the over-20 million dead in the Soviet Union and the up-to-20 million Chinese dead during a war that every Chinese person knows very well started in September 1931, when the Japanese invaded Manchuria.

The City of London, via the non-stop downward spiraling the Economist, penned an editorial stressing the parade will“unsettle” China’s neighbors while the country “plays up themes of historical victimhood and the need to correct [them].”

Blaming China for “historical victimhood” is pathetic. Especially because the key aim of the parade, as this Xinhua pieces illustrates, relates to people; to remember the millions of Chinese WWII veterans, “many of whom already perished without due recognition,” and the part they played fighting against fascism in the 1930s and 1940s.

The West does this virtually every year – as if the West alone fought and won against fascism. When Russia or China does it, they are playing ‘victim’. Oh please, go back to boarding school.

Qu Rui, the parade’s chief People’s Liberation Army (PLA) organizer, insists China respects “countries’ choices over whether to come or not.”

That’s fine diplomacy in action. Realpolitik in China though harbors very long memories.

Yes, this is a major turning point for rising China after the much-analyzed “century of humiliation” by foreign powers.

And the mediocre puppets who now “lead” these “foreign powers” seem to be bent on a little more humiliation.

Russia, on the other hand - from the government to a wealth of social organizations – did not forget all of China’s sacrifices in the struggle against fascism. Most Russian analyses center on the need for a unified Russia-China front against a blatant, Western-concocted falsification of what really happened during WWII.

So expect the usual garbage from the usual Western corporate media suspects, insisting this is a horror show, mostly anti-Japanese, designed to boost “nationalistic propaganda” and not interested at all in reconciliation.

The dogs of Western resentment bark and the Chinese military parade passes. On show in Beijing there may be new intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach hypersonic speeds up to over 5-6,000 mph, as well as mid-range missiles for up to 5,000 miles (8046km), apart from a wealth of other military gadgets such as China’s newly unveiled super-drone.

And then it’s back to business, as Chinese planners have already read the geopolitical tea leaves for what they are; NATO plus vassal Japan v Russia/China.

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Farmer engraves eggs to commemorate 70th anniversary of V-Day

Li Aimin, a 63-year-old farmer from Shandong Province, spent a year sculpting the portraits of Chairman Mao Zedong and various war heroes on eggs to commemorate the 70th anniversary of victory of World War Two.

Li sculpted Chairman Mao on the sides of eggs with more than 20 different kinds of emotions and 249 Chinese founding military officers with clear details of their facial expressions like smiles or serious expressions.

The famous Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill, were also among his works.

Li is a talented farmer with strong artistic sense, according to a report by Qilu Evening News. In four years, he has engraved more than 1,000 eggs, with everything from plants to animals.

Li has worked as a farmer his entire life, but spends all of his spare time working on his sculptures. He expects to exhibit all of his special egg shell sculptures during the Victory Day.






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President Xi Jinping meets with former KMT chairman Lien Chan

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday met with Lien Chan, former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's ruling party, and others from the island.

They are here to attend the upcoming celebrations in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

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President Xi meets Cambodian King

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Beijing on Monday, who is visiting to attend the country's V-Day celebrations on Sept. 3.

"We cherish our traditional friendship with Cambodia, and are ready to maintain high-level contacts with the country in various forms, and boost cooperation in key areas," Xi said.

Calling the two countries friendly neighbors and brothers, Xi said their friendship has withstood the test of time and changes in the international situation.

He hailed the progress of bilateral all-round strategic cooperative partnership, citing frequent high-level exchanges, expanded cooperation in various areas and close coordination in global and regional affairs.

He said the China-Cambodia all-round strategic cooperative partnership meets the fundamental interests and common aspirations of the two peoples.

Sihamoni said he is glad to attend China's V-Day celebrations, adding his country will inherit and carry forward its traditional friendship with China which was forged by the older generation of the two countries' leaders.

He vowed to boost closer high-level exchanges and cooperation with China in all fields.

 

[TaiShang]

 

[TaiShang]

Beijing dresses up for V-Day parade

Red flags will be fluttering on all streets in Beijing from today on, to greet the upcoming V-Day celebrations on September 3rd.

The capital city will be dressed up with tens of thousands of five-star red flags hanging and flying everywhere.

But that’s just part of the plan. Even local residents might be overwhelmed by such a brand-new city, when it will be cleaned up to the extent of reducing the amount of dust to less than 2 grams per square meter on streets that will see troops parade.

The city will also offer a more spectacular nighttime view, with most landscape lighting on, which is usually seen on grand festivals such as the National Day and traditional Chinese New Year.

 

[Speeder 2]

is it possible to watch the parade on tv outside China mainland?

It will be live on youtube.

 

[Keel]

I believe, yes. At least, CCTV international will air it. @cirr , @Keel must have more info on this.

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Dogs of Western resentment bark as Chinese WWII parade passes
Published time: 31 Aug, 2015 13:27
Pepe Escobar

Officers and soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army hold a flag and weapons during a training session for a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War Two, at a military base in Beijing, China, August 22, 2015. © Damir Sagolj / Reuters



The importance for China of this coming Thursday’s parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII in the Asia-Pacific cannot be overstated enough.

The Japanese surrender was formally signed on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2.

Yet in China, the key date was actually September 9 in Nanjing at 9am. As this China Daily piece stresses, Beijing’s choice for 9-9-9 was immensely symbolic, as the words ‘nine’ and ‘enduring’, in Mandarin, sound practically the same.

And to think that China at the time was led by nationalist Chiang Kai-shek, comprehensively defeated four years later by the Communists. The initial impulse of China’s leadership was focused on counterpunching aggression with generosity and reconciliation.

From the start, it would be an extremely steep mountain to climb. Here is a detailed portrait of how the war trauma lingered in Hong Kong.

The parade rolling past Tiananmen Square officially celebrates the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. This is an extremely serious – and sensitive – business for 1.4 billion Chinese and the Chinese diaspora all across the world.

And once again, the West - displaying trademark cultural/historical insensitivity - has blown it. Beijing is carefully scrutinizing the diplomatic ramifications of shows and no-shows. Symbolically, absences speak volumes.

President Vladimir Putin will be in Beijing, as well as leaders of the four Central Asian ‘stans’ that are part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). South Korean President Park Geun-hye, South African President Jacob Zuma and Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain will also be present.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan won’t (he was officially invited, and declined). The US, Germany and Canada will send only embassy functionaries. France and Italy at least will send their foreign ministers. The only head of state or government from the all-sorts-of-plague-ravaged EU will be Czech President Milos Zeman.

Whatever the spin, the fact is the US State Department proverbially resorted to mob tactics pressuring South Korean Geun-hye not to go.

The bottom line: neither the US nor the EU – the once hegemonic West – along with Japan, are sending their top political leaders.

And that highlights yet another graphic sign of the strength of the Russia-China strategic partnership. And coming right after the Russian and Chinese navies completed a nine-day joint exercise – their fifth since 2005 - in Peter the Great Gulf, waters off the Clerk Cape and the Sea of Japan.

Significantly Aleksandr Fedotenkov, deputy commander of the Russian navy and also the Russian director of the drill, said both navies aim at keeping the world’s seas “safe and stable.” It’s easy to picture waves of paranoia engulfing US Navy planners as they registered the message.

The diplomatic stupidity stakes
The West’s so-called political “elites” are trying hard to exercise a monopoly on diplomatic stupidity. Thus the Tiananmen parade being compared across US corporate media to the recent Red Square parade that celebrated the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany. Not a mention of the over-20 million dead in the Soviet Union and the up-to-20 million Chinese dead during a war that every Chinese person knows very well started in September 1931, when the Japanese invaded Manchuria.

The City of London, via the non-stop downward spiraling the Economist, penned an editorial stressing the parade will“unsettle” China’s neighbors while the country “plays up themes of historical victimhood and the need to correct [them].”

Blaming China for “historical victimhood” is pathetic. Especially because the key aim of the parade, as this Xinhua pieces illustrates, relates to people; to remember the millions of Chinese WWII veterans, “many of whom already perished without due recognition,” and the part they played fighting against fascism in the 1930s and 1940s.

The West does this virtually every year – as if the West alone fought and won against fascism. When Russia or China does it, they are playing ‘victim’. Oh please, go back to boarding school.

Qu Rui, the parade’s chief People’s Liberation Army (PLA) organizer, insists China respects “countries’ choices over whether to come or not.”

That’s fine diplomacy in action. Realpolitik in China though harbors very long memories.

Yes, this is a major turning point for rising China after the much-analyzed “century of humiliation” by foreign powers.

And the mediocre puppets who now “lead” these “foreign powers” seem to be bent on a little more humiliation.

Russia, on the other hand - from the government to a wealth of social organizations – did not forget all of China’s sacrifices in the struggle against fascism. Most Russian analyses center on the need for a unified Russia-China front against a blatant, Western-concocted falsification of what really happened during WWII.

So expect the usual garbage from the usual Western corporate media suspects, insisting this is a horror show, mostly anti-Japanese, designed to boost “nationalistic propaganda” and not interested at all in reconciliation.

The dogs of Western resentment bark and the Chinese military parade passes. On show in Beijing there may be new intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach hypersonic speeds up to over 5-6,000 mph, as well as mid-range missiles for up to 5,000 miles (8046km), apart from a wealth of other military gadgets such as China’s newly unveiled super-drone.

And then it’s back to business, as Chinese planners have already read the geopolitical tea leaves for what they are; NATO plus vassal Japan v Russia/China.

***

Farmer engraves eggs to commemorate 70th anniversary of V-Day

Li Aimin, a 63-year-old farmer from Shandong Province, spent a year sculpting the portraits of Chairman Mao Zedong and various war heroes on eggs to commemorate the 70th anniversary of victory of World War Two.

Li sculpted Chairman Mao on the sides of eggs with more than 20 different kinds of emotions and 249 Chinese founding military officers with clear details of their facial expressions like smiles or serious expressions.

The famous Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill, were also among his works.

Li is a talented farmer with strong artistic sense, according to a report by Qilu Evening News. In four years, he has engraved more than 1,000 eggs, with everything from plants to animals.

Li has worked as a farmer his entire life, but spends all of his spare time working on his sculptures. He expects to exhibit all of his special egg shell sculptures during the Victory Day.






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President Xi Jinping meets with former KMT chairman Lien Chan

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday met with Lien Chan, former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's ruling party, and others from the island.

They are here to attend the upcoming celebrations in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

***

President Xi meets Cambodian King

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Beijing on Monday, who is visiting to attend the country's V-Day celebrations on Sept. 3.

"We cherish our traditional friendship with Cambodia, and are ready to maintain high-level contacts with the country in various forms, and boost cooperation in key areas," Xi said.

Calling the two countries friendly neighbors and brothers, Xi said their friendship has withstood the test of time and changes in the international situation.

He hailed the progress of bilateral all-round strategic cooperative partnership, citing frequent high-level exchanges, expanded cooperation in various areas and close coordination in global and regional affairs.

He said the China-Cambodia all-round strategic cooperative partnership meets the fundamental interests and common aspirations of the two peoples.

Sihamoni said he is glad to attend China's V-Day celebrations, adding his country will inherit and carry forward its traditional friendship with China which was forged by the older generation of the two countries' leaders.

He vowed to boost closer high-level exchanges and cooperation with China in all fields.

is it possible to watch the parade on tv outside China mainland?

Watch it LIVE through these channels @9:00 am BJ time on Sept 3, 2015

CCTV-1 综合直播_视频_央视网

CCTV-4 (亚洲)直播_视频_央视网

CCTV-13 新闻直播_视频_央视网

 

[TaiShang]

V-J Day parade shows China reviving South-South cooperation


The list of countries represented at Beijing's Sept. 3 military parade in Tiananmen Square to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II reflects how much China needs the help of developing countries to dismantle America's global dominance, says Duowei News, a US-based Chinese political news outlet.

Authorities have confirmed that a total of 31 countries plan to send high-level military delegations to the Sept. 3 parade. Around a total of 1,000 soldiers from 17 nations will march with around 12,000 PLA troops. Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan, Serbia, Tajikistan and Russia are sending the largest contingents of about 75 troops each, while Cambodia, Fiji, Laos, Vanuatu and Venezuela will contribute smaller teams of around seven people each.

Duowei said there are two main reasons why mostly developing countries have accepted China's invite. First, China places a great deal of emphasis on the developing world's contribution to global development, while developing countries also acknowledge the importance of maintaining good relations with China.

Second, Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road initiative to increase cooperation and interconnectivity throughout Eurasia will require the participation of many developing countries, Duowei said, adding that the initiative and the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have essentially tied the interests of China and developing nations together.

Some analysts believe that China is trying to revive South-South cooperation, a term historically used to describe the exchange of resources, technology, and knowledge between developing countries. Beijing is hoping that with the help of developing nations it will be able to break through the polarizing nature of the world order established by the United States, the world's only superpower, through its reliance on the unequal exchange of capital and resources, Duowei said.

More than 30 years after China began its economic reforms, it has now become the most powerful developing nation in the world. If the list of countries represented at the Sept. 3 parade is any indication, however, China needs to remain prudent and humble in its dealings with developing nations, Duowei said.

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‪#‎TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest‬: Parade? What parade? We didn't hear about any parade! The ‪#‎WhiteHouse‬ seems to be very surprised by the huge ‪#‎Victory70‬ parade in Beijing.

http://sptnkne.ws/EYQ

 

[TaiShang]

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Xi stresses mainland-Taiwan unity for war anniversary
2015-9-1 10:35:15


President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on people of the mainland and Taiwan to unite to safeguard peace, as he met with a Taiwanese political delegation to attend events for the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Lien Chan, former chairman of Taiwan ruling party the Kuomintang (KMT), and other Taiwanese officials are in Beijing for a military parade and other activities commemorating the WWII anniversary and that of victory in the overlapping Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said during the meeting that victory in the counter-Japan war was "China's first complete victory against foreign invasion in modern times" and that it was only possible through the efforts of the entire nation, including those of Taiwan.

When Japan invaded northeast China on Sept. 18, 1931 and launched its full-scale invasion on July 7, 1937, "the unprecedented national calamity roused unprecedented national awareness. At the critical moment, the Chinese rose to fight bitterly with the Japanese militarist invaders," Xi said.

The CPC and the KMT jointly established a counter-Japan united front to safeguard state sovereignty and national dignity, he said. "Both the front line and the battlefield behind enemy lines closely coordinated with each other and made important contributions to the victory."

The president told his guests that the compatriots in Taiwan share a common destiny with their motherland, and their struggle against Japanese invasion was "an important part of the entire Chinese struggle."

During the half century of Japan's occupation of Taiwan, the islanders never stopped struggling, and hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese lost their lives before victory in the war which ended Japan's colonial rule, he said.

Through drastic historical changes, people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait realized that they are closely linked with each other, Xi said.

A strong and prosperous nation is a foundation to safeguard the subsistence, development and dignity of the Chinese people including Taiwan residents, he said, calling for learning from history, promoting the spirit of perseverance, cherishing peace and focusing on development.

Since 2008, the CPC and the KMT as well as people on both sides of the Strait have heralded a path of peaceful development based on the 1992 Consensus and opposition against Taiwan independence, according to Xi.

"The path helps both sides to unite and achieve mutual benefit," he said, adding that "as long as people of both sides firmly adhere to the path, psychological wounds caused by history will be healed."

Lien welcomed joint commemoration of the war anniversary as a chance to recall the tragedy caused by foreign invasion, and to promote world peace, stressing adherence to cross-Strait political mutual trust.

In addition to Lien and officials, veteran Taiwanese soldiers who fought in the war and their families will also attend the anniversary events.

Forces led by the CPC and KMT fought together in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. However, in the following civil war, the KMT was defeated and fled to Taiwan.

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President Xi Meets with Venezuelan President
2015-09-01 21:41:33 Xinhua Web Editor: Chen Xieyuan

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua]

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday.

Xi welcomed Maduro, who will be attending the upcoming commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War Against Japanese Aggression and World War II.

China is glad to see the China-Venezuela comprehensive strategic partnership develop smoothly, Xi said, adding that he is ready to foster friendship and cooperation jointly with Maduro to benefit both peoples.

He said he hopes the two countries will continue to support each other on core interests and work together on major international issues.

He said he also hopes the two sides can boost practical cooperation on the basis of mutual benefit, take full advantage of the current financing mechanism and explore cooperation in fields such as finance, mining and agriculture.

China would like to help Venezuela improve its industrial capacity, Xi said, adding the two sides should strengthen cultural, educational, youth and other exchanges.

Maduro said Venezuela values its comprehensive strategic partnership with China and is willing to enhance cooperation in energy, finance and other fields and maintain close coordination and collaboration on international issues.

 

[21stCentury]

It will be live on youtube.

what channel ?

edit: nvm. found it.

 

[Speeder 2]

what channel ?

edit: nvm. found it.

Also

 

[TaiShang]

Beijing’s WWII military parade
September 2, 2015

The guard of honor of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Three Services takes part in a rehearsal for a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 23, 2015.

Editor’s note:
China.org.cn will present you with live coverage of the military parade on September 3 for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and World War II (1939-45).
Please stay tuned for our live updates on this event.

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All time is Beijing Time (GMT+0800)

[16:38]

@Jing Newspaper
I’ve always felt that our military parade is the most spectacular. It is simply too mighty. Thumbs-up to the Chinese soldiers!

[16:33] 10. More than 10 international formations

Russia and Kazakhstan are among the 11 countries from Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and Latin America which will participate in the parade. They have been training in the parade training base and conducting rehearsals with the PLA formations.


Soldiers from Belarus train at the parade training base in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 26, 2015. Nearly 1,000 foreign troops from 17 countries will participate in China’s military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sept 3.

[16:32] 9. 300-man veteran mobile arrays

Veteran formations will involve 300 veterans who fought in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression as well as their descendants. The veterans were selected from soldiers fighting under Communist and KMT command.

[16:30] 8. 2,400-man chorus group

The PLA joint military band and chorus group will be performing at the Tian’anmen Square. Around 100 female musicians will be playing various instruments whereas the chorus group will entirely consist of men.


[16:28] 7. Spectacular female soldiers

The array of military honor guards will lead the entire 11 formations to march past the reviewing stand in Tian’anmen Square. Among the guards of honor will be female soldiers, who will make their first-ever appearance in a national military parade. The female presence will also be seen in the joint military band, which will include one female vice conductor and several female musicians. Female pilots will fly J-10 jet fighters.

[16:27] 6. Grand aerial formations

As the Sept. 3 parade is China’s first-ever military celebration to be held on a date other than the National Day holiday (Oct. 1), elements of resistance against Japanese aggression as well as new features of the contemporary era will be displayed.

A total of 10 aerial formations feature various types of military aircrafts, including both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Fighter jets will fly over the Tian’anmen Square in a new formation unseen in the previous parades, while the array of helicopters will fly in close formation for the first time, both designed to create a sensation among those watching below.

[16:24] 5. Generals will personally pilot aircraft in the flyby

Air force generals will be among the pilots at the controls of aircraft or commanding aerial formations that will fly over the Tian’anmen Square. They include several divisional commanders and around a dozen regimental commanders.

[16:23] 4. Record number of aircraft

Compared with previous parades, this one features the largest number of aircraft — more than 100 aircraft, all latest types in active service. New types of airborne early warning aircraft, fighter jets, bombers, carrier-based fighter jets, maritime patrol jets of the navy aviation force, and helicopters of the army aviation force were all on view.

[16:21] 3. First public display of 84 percent of equipment
All equipment to be displayed at the parade will feature new camouflage paint, and 84 percent was being shown to the public for the first time. Some weapons were shipped directly to the parade training village after coming off the production line.

[16:20] 2. New equipment all made in China

All the ordnance and equipment on display was made in China. The event provides an opportunity to showcase of new equipment in use with the PLA Ground Force, Navy, Air Force and Second Artillery Force.

[16:17] Ten spotlights in V-Day Parade
1.Over 50 generals lead the formations

More than 50 major generals and lieutenant generals in active service will lead the formations in the Sept. 3 military parade. They are the army corps commanders of the soldiers to be inspected. This is designed to show that senior commanders also have the responsibility of fighting battles apart from being role models for their soldiers.

Rear Admiral Li Xiaoyan (first from left) salutes during a training session with the soldiers of a marching unit on July 30, 2015, ahead of the Sept 3 military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. [Photo/mod.gov.cn]

[14:29] @youth Yuncheng County
The military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is not about the “military” but more about the “love” we have for our motherland. We are in Yuncheng County of Heze City (Shandong Province) and we are proud of our country. I’m looking forward to Sept. 3, a day of national jubilation!

[14:23] Running order for the V-Day parade

1. At 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 3, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan will meet guests of honor from different countries, take photos with them and go to the Tian’anmen Rostrum together to wait for the parade to start.
2. At 10:00 a.m., the commemoration will start. After a 70-gun salute, the national flag raising ceremony will be held.
3. President Xi will deliver a speech.
4. President Xi will inspect the soldiers and equipment lined up for the parade on a vehicle, followed by the march-past, which is expected to last more than 50 minutes.

[14:14] @Embassy of Israel in China

“We will always thank you and we will never forget this period of history.” During World War II, more than 20,000 Jews left Nazi-occupied Europe to take refuge in Shanghai. Thank you, Shanghai.

[12:50] Guo Weimin, deputy director of State Council Information Office, provided details about the five categories of veterans being honored. They include:

• Veterans who served in the Communist Party of China’s (CPC’s) counter-Japanese forces, including the Eighth Route Army, New Fourth Army, Northeast China Counter-Japanese United Forces and South China Guerrillas .
• Personnel who worked in underground organizations and governments led by the CPC during the war against Japanese invasion.
• Veterans who returned home as peasants or joined CPC revolutionary activities after fighting with the Kuomintang (KMT).
• Patriotic personages who contributed to the victory in the war, commanders of anti-Japanese forces or their surviving dependents.
• Foreigners who contributed to the victory.

Shi Baodong, 90, from East China’s Jiangsu province, fought in the counter-Japanese war for five years and took part in the Gaoyou Campaign, China’s last battle against Japanese invaders. [Photo by Zhao Yinan/China Daily]

[11:50] The ceremony was held in the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing. Other Chinese leaders Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli were also at present.

[11:39] President Xi Jinping granted medals to 30 Chinese and foreign veterans and civilians who fought for China in the World War II.

[10:44] More than 500 pieces of the PLA’s latest ground and naval equipment as well as nearly 200 advanced aircraft will be displayed, 84 percent of which have never been viewed by the public, according to the PLA Parade Joint Command.

[09:55] When China held its last military parade for the 60th National Day in 2009, Beidou only had three satellites operating. But for the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sept. 3, Beidou will have almost 20 satellites.

[09:52] China’s self-developed Beidou system will facilitate the parade from space, marking its first deployment for a military parade.

[09:49] The commemoration will start at 10:00 a.m.
[09:47] Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a speech Thursday morning before the V-Day military parade.

[09:38] Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying reiterated in a press conference in Beijing on September 1 that the events are being held by the Chinese government on Sept 3 in order to “remember history, recall the martyrs, cherish peace and open up to the future“.

At such a moment when the international community is marking the 70th anniversary of the victory of the world’s Anti-Fascist War in various forms, Japan’s latest complaints over United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s upcoming visit to China for V-Day commemorations are “completely making trouble out of nothing”

[09:33] Military fans in China and around the world should set their alarm clocks to ring before 10 am on September 3 Beijing time as they will be presented with a rare display of the People’s Liberation Army’s top weapons,observers suggested.

[08:51] Xi made the remarks during the meeting,

The victory in the counter-Japan war is China’s first complete victory against foreign invasion in modern times. The CPC and the KMT jointly established a counter-Japan united front to safeguard state sovereignty and national dignity with blood and lives. The history will forever remember the revolutionaries.

[08:35] Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on September 1 called on people of the mainland and Taiwan to remember history, unite to safeguard peace, and promote cross-Strait relations and national rejuvenation.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee meets Lien Chan, former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) in Beijing on Sept 1, 2015. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

[07:54] During the parade rehearsal, many netizens posted or forwarded photos of the rehearsal on the Internet and WeChat.

Many of them described the parade as “breathtaking” and “grand and magnificent.” Some said the parade rehearsal “inspired the ordinary people and demonstrated military and national prestige;” and some others commented online with the words “a salute to the Chinese army and best wishes to the motherland.”

[07:51] Chinese President Xi Jinping also signed a prisoner amnesty ahead of parade as part of commemorations marking the end of World War II.

Chinese President Xi Jinping signs a prisoner amnesty on August 29.

[07:48] Lien is also expected to meet Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. It will be the third meeting between the two leaders, following their previous two meetings, in 2013 and 2014.

Lien Chan, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), will attend the military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, the Taiwan-based United Daily News reported on August 27.[File photo]

[07:47]

Lien Chan, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), will attend the military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, the Taiwan-based United Daily News reported.


[07:46] He said,

“They went to the war not because they wanted to, but because they felt they had to. And they are very proud of what they did. And they are extremely pleased that people recognize and remember it today. It makes them feel good about what they did.”

 

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[07:36]China has also invited foreigners who made contributions or sacrifices in the war. Although the majority of them couldn’t come to China in person due to their age or health, more than 100 foreign friends including relatives of those wartime heroes will still attend the event.

[07:28] Asked about his response to the reported Japanese concern on his upcoming China visit, the secretary-general said it is very important for the world community to learn from the past and move forward.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on August 28 that the international community recognizes China’s contribution and sacrifice in the Second World War, and it is very important now for the world to learn from the past lessons and look forward in order to build a better world.

[07:21] It is confirmed that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will take part in the celebration. He made the remarks on the eve of his scheduled trip to China.

“China’s contribution and sacrifice during the Second World War is very much recognized, (China is) appreciated for all such sufferings, and sympathized by the world’s people.”

[07:19] So far, 49 countries have confirmed their attendance, including 30 heads of state and government leaders, 19 senior representatives, and 10 heads of international and regional organizations.

Remember the history-Revisionism

[07:18] According to Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming,

The purpose of the ceremony is to remember history, recall the martyrs, cherish peace and look to the future. I’d like to emphasize again that the event will not target any country, nor today’s Japan, nor the Japanese people.

Yan Baohang (first on right), a senior advisor to the Kuomintang government and also a communist agent, accompanies Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai to meet foreign guests in 1955. [File photo]

[07:16] Feature: Chinese code breakers contribute to WWII victory
Lyu Tonglin, professor of the School of Humanities and director of the World Anti-fascist War Research Center, at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, said,

“The intelligence cooperations between the CPC and the Americans were beyond the expectation of American intelligence agencies.”

[07:13] China’s contribution to WWII victory



[07:09] The Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is an important part of the World’s Anti-Fascist War, which started the earliest, lasted the longest time, and involved the largest sacrifices.

• China was a member of the Allies of World War II, and was a main battlefield during the war.
• The Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression lasted 14 years.
• About 35 million Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed or injured.
• The Chinese troops resisted and contained the majority of the Japanese armed forces, providing support and coordination for battlefields in Europe and the Pacific.
• The war was a great sacrifice for the victory in the World’s Anti-Fascist War.

[07:07] In the evening, a grand performance will be held at the Great Hall of the People to revisit the remarkable historical process of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

The State Council Information Office (SCIO) holds the sixth press conference on commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression as well as the Global Anti-Fascist War on Aug. 25.

[07:05] According to a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on Aug. 25, a grand reception will be held at noon at the Great Hall of the People where the Communist Party of China (CPC) and state leaders will gather with guests from home and abroad to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.