China's top legislature is considering designating two days as national remembrance days, one to mark victory in the War Against Japanese Aggression, and the other to commemorate victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

According to two draft decisions, September 3rd will be named Victory Day, and December 13th the National Memorial Day for Massacre Victims. The decisions were submitted for review at the bi-monthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, which runs from Tuesday through Thursday.

In recent years, lawmakers, political advisers and people from all walks of life have repeatedly proposed designating a day to mark the victory in the war against Japanese aggression, and institutionalizing memorial events.

Chinese officials say the draft decisions were made to better commemorate martyrs in the war and all the people who contributed to the victory, and to recall the resistance against Japanese militarists’ aggression.