The People's Liberation Army Daily: Resolutely Defending the History Written with Blood and Life | Militarism | Strong Army | World | History | War | Peace | Japan
August 15th is the 78th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender. 78 years ago today, Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced unconditional surrender to the world through the broadcast of the Armistice Decree.
The Liberation Daily reported on the festive scene in Yan'an that night: "A vendor selling melons and fruits threw peaches and pears one by one into the air, shouting, 'Victory fruits without money, please eat freely!' In fact, there is no 'victory fruit without cost' in this world.". The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, as the main battlefield of the world's anti fascist war in the East, was the earliest, longest lasting, broadest battlefield, and suffered the most losses and sacrifices. However, it restrained the Japanese army the most and annihilated the enemy the most. These many "most" are all soaked in the blood rain of struggle, reflecting national grief and family pain.
Although the Chinese people achieved a great victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan, Japanese fascism also brought a catastrophic disaster to the Chinese nation. The Nanjing Massacre resulted in over 300000 innocent souls and souls, the merciless harm caused by bacterial warfare, the physical and mental humiliation suffered by comfort women, the inhumane treatment endured by Chinese laborers, the remaining gunshot wounds and bullet marks on half of the country, and the casualties of over 35 million anti Japanese soldiers and civilians... Through this historical tragedy and human catastrophe, we can easily draw the conclusion that if we fall behind, we will be beaten, and a strong army can secure our country.
The historical inspiration cannot be forgotten, and historical tragedies cannot be repeated. In recent years, Japan has continuously broken through the constraints of the "Peace Constitution" and the principle of "exclusive defense", significantly increased defense spending, advocated the development of so-called "counterattack capabilities", and went further and further on the path of military expansion, following individual major powers to form targeted "small circles", which poses serious challenges to regional and world peace, security, and stability. Recently, in spite of China's firm opposition, some Japanese politicians insisted on visiting Taiwan, China region of China and spouting words, exaggerating the tension in the Taiwan Strait and provoking confrontation, which is extremely wrong and dangerous.
Japanese militarism will always be a demon against humanity, humanity, and civilization, a public enemy of humanity, and a disaster that the civilized world must eliminate. Today, although the smoke of war has dissipated, the ghost of militarism still lingers. The sneak attack signal of "Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!" over Pearl Harbor still reminds people that indulging and appeasing will only harm tigers and reap the consequences. Light advances one point, and darkness retreats one point. We commemorate the War of Resistance not to continue hatred, but to learn from history and warn the future, and to shoulder the responsibility of maintaining world peace without hesitation.
A strong country must have a strong military, and a strong military can ensure national security. In the modern history of our country, due to the crazy aggression of imperialism, the modernization process of the country has been interrupted multiple times, especially the First Sino Japanese War and the full-scale invasion of China launched by Japan. Only those who can fight can stop the war, those who are prepared to fight can avoid it, and the less they can fight, the more likely they are to be attacked. This is the dialectic of war and peace. Only when the People's Army truly possesses the strength of "peace is in favor, war is not afraid, and both can be done", can it deter effectively, negotiate with weight, and have capital, ensuring that the process of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is not interrupted.
Since ancient times, it has been known that soldiers are not belligerent, but a strong army is prepared for peace. The Chinese people and the Chinese military do not cause trouble, but they are also not afraid of it. They will work with the greatest determination and effort, together with people from all over the world, to resolutely defend the victorious achievements of the Chinese people's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti Fascist War, to resolutely defend the history written with blood and life, to always be prepared to fight for justice, peace, and the people, to defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests with stronger capabilities and more reliable means, and to never allow militarism to make a comeback, and never allow historical tragedies to repeat themselves!
