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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, September 26 (Xinhua) — The opening ceremony of the photo exhibition "In the Struggle for National Liberation and World Peace" was held at the Victory Museum in Moscow on Friday. The exhibition was organized by the Memorial Museum of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Victory Museum.
The exhibition features approximately 120 historical photographs that chronicle the 14-year history of the Chinese people's heroic resistance to Japanese aggression in the main theater of World War II, Asia. The exhibition highlights the important role of the Chinese front in the large-scale anti-fascist struggle and China's contribution to the Allied victory, culminating in Japan's unconditional surrender and the end of World War II.
Minister-Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Russia, Zhao Wei, addressed the ceremony and noted that the Chinese people's victory over the Japanese militarist invaders in a bloody 14-year struggle marked the complete victory in the World Anti-Fascist War. This marked a significant turning point in global development. "This photo exhibition, showcasing valuable historical materials, is of great significance and is another achievement of the China-Russia Year of Culture," the Chinese diplomat said.
"The peoples of the Soviet Union and China bore the brunt of fascism and Japanese militarism. Our peoples endured the most terrible trials and suffered the heaviest human and material losses," noted Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alexander Kozlov at the ceremony, adding that the foundation of modern Russian-Chinese relations was laid during those harsh trials of the war years, which revealed the best traditions of friendship and mutual assistance between the Russian and Chinese peoples.
"Today, we commemorate the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War not to perpetuate hatred, but to draw wisdom and strength from the profound lessons of World War II and the great victory in the anti-fascist war, and to jointly create a better future for humanity," said Luo Qunkang, Director of the Memorial Museum of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. He also noted that this exhibition not only tells the Russian people about the heroic resistance of the Chinese people against Japanese aggression but also demonstrates the unbreakable friendship between the Chinese and Russian peoples.
"This exhibition is more than just a collection of archival materials, but a living testimony to the 14-year heroic struggle of the Chinese people against Japanese aggression. Historical photographs and images of museum relics, with documentary accuracy and emotional depth, reveal the resistance in the Asian theater of war, which played a major role in the overall anti-fascist struggle. This project is a tribute to the resilience of the Chinese people," said Anna Kanshina, Deputy General Director of the Victory Museum.
Also present at the opening ceremony were students specializing in Chinese studies from the Higher School of Economics, Moscow State Linguistic University, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, and Russian State University for the Humanities. Following the opening ceremony of the photography exhibition, the Victory Museum screened the Chinese film "The Photographer of Nanjing," based on true events during the Nanjing Massacre of 1937.
The photo exhibition will run until October 25. –0–
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