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Generations on, influence of Chinese philanthropist remains
After Japan launched its invasion of China in 1937, business pioneer and philanthropist Tan Kah-kee delivered passionate speeches to rally overseas Chinese scattered across Southeast Asian countries for funds and manpower to "help the motherland in her hour of need".
2020-09-15 16:36 -
Lim Bo Seng: a business-elite-turned anti-Japanese hero
76 years ago, the 35-year-old Lim Bo Seng died from brutal torture by Japanese troops at the Batu Gajah Prison, Perak, Malaya.
2020-09-10 09:34 -
Nanjing Massacre survivor dies at 99
A 99-year-old survivor of the Nanjing Massacre died on Wednesday, reducing the number officially registered to 73, according to the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.
2020-08-20 17:30 -
Female Red Army veteran of Long March passes away at the age of 107
Wang Dingguo, a Red Army veteran who had completed the Long March, died of illness at the age of 107 on Tuesday, leaving the world with one less survivor of the epic military expedition who knew so well about the struggle, and more importantly, the power of determination and faith.
2020-06-11 00:24 -
91-year-old Japanese PLA veteran keeps criticizing Japanese military’s atrocities in China
This is the dreadful memory told by Yukiko Yamabe, a 91-year-old Japanese veteran once assigned to the Chinese PLA. Nearly 80 years ago, she followed her father to Benxi, China from Tokyo. The tragic scene of the gas explosion in the Benxi Lake coal mine had been so unforgettable that it always haunted Yukiko Yamabe. At that time, she did not understand why Japan had invaded China.
2020-08-18 17:33