China marks 80th anniversary of nationwide war against Japan
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Updated: 2017-07-07 19:31
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| Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, addresses a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the beginning of nationwide war against Japanese aggression at the Museum of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] |
BEIJING - China on Friday commemorated the 80th anniversary of the beginning of nationwide war against Japanese aggression.
A ceremony was held at the Museum of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression near Lugou Bridge, also known as Marco Polo Bridge, where Japan's full-scale invasion of China began on July 7, 1937.
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