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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Rana Mitter, professor of American-Asian relations at Harvard University's Kennedy School, told reporters that the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was a "very important part" of the World Anti-Fascist War and China's contribution to World War II should be more visible.
Mitter said that after the Lugou Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937, Japan's war of aggression against China was in full swing. At the time, most foreign observers thought China's chances of victory were slim, but China put up a determined fight and the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression "changed everything."
Mitter is the author of China, the Forgotten Ally: The Complete History of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in My Eyes. In his view, after Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China, China's stubborn resistance was of great importance. Millions of Japanese soldiers were sent to the Chinese front rather than to other parts of the Asia-Pacific region. Without China's contribution, it would have been "especially difficult" to achieve a common victory for the anti-fascist coalition.
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