This year is the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War of Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

78 years ago, the Japanese militaristic government launched the "July 7th Incident," and began a full-scale invasion of China. On the same day, the Chinese army and citizens fought back. China fought eight years of resistance against Japanese aggression and finally achieved a great victory.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the victory, we commemorate the heroic and indomitable Chinese people, fighting bloody battles and making tremendous sacrifices, defeating ferocious Japanese invaders and safeguarding China's independence and national pride.

As we commemorate the victory of the war, we remember the history.

Japan launched a full-scale invasion of China in the 1930s-1940s. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the whole nation made concerted efforts, shared bitter hatred against the enemy, and jointly resisted foreign aggression.

As we commemorate the victory of the war, we draw lessons from it.

It is an inevitable continuation of the victory that China pools the wisdom and strength of the people of the whole country to shake off poverty and concentrate on the construction and development of a powerful nation.

As we commemorate the victory of the war, we sum up the experience.

China put national security firmly in the hands of its own citizens, rather than entrusting to the care of other major countries. China achieved a great victory in the world anti-fascist war, but still need a high degree of vigilance towards historical revisionists, who linger rampantly in some parts of the world.

As we commemorate the victory of the war, we always maintain peace.

The Pacific battle of World War II began in China, and finally ended in China. The War of Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression is an accomplished part of the world anti-fascist war. In terms of building a variety of regional security mechanisms and actively participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations, China has more personnel and stays active on the international stage.

The article is edited and translated from the Chinese version of 《抗战胜利七十周年，我们纪念什么》. written by Shen Dingli,who is a professor and Vice Dean at the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University.