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China commemorates 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender
Commemorations have been held across China to mark the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender at the end of Second World War.
CRI's Liu Xiangwei has more.
In the city of Nanjing, Chinese, South Koreans and Japanese have held a peaceful rally in front of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall.
Zhu Chengshan is the director of the memorial hall.
"We and our friends from Japan and South Korea are here to pledge for peace. It is to remind others not to forget the harm wars can bring to human beings. We cherish peace and love to live in a peaceful world."
Matsuoka Tamaki, head of the Japan-China Peace Research Organization, says it is important for her to be in Nanjing for the commemoration.
"I think we should come to Nanjing on the day of Japan's surrender, as Nanjing Massacre is the most known tragedy in the war. I would like to reflect on the war and express my condolences to the victims. Japanese politicians visit the Yasukuni Shrine on August 15th every year, which means they never want to face up to the history. But as the Japanese who know about the history, we strongly oppose the Yasukuni visit."
A similar rally has also been held in Hong Kong, with people there demanding the Japanese government issue an official apology to countries it invaded during the war.
In Beijing, World War Two soldiers have donated their belongings during the war to the Memorial Museum of Anti-Japanese War.
For CRI, this is Liu Xiangwei
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