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It should have been done earlier. The July 7 Incident in 1937 was the beginning of China's nationwide full-scale war against the Japanese invasion, but the fight of regional resistance actually began much earlier in 1931. That part of history, from 1931 to 1937, of people and garrison soldiers in Northeast China fighting against Japanese aggressors despite struggle and sacrifice, had been neglected for a long time. It's time to teach younger generations the full history."

Xue Gang, a Beijing-based volunteer researcher who specializes in Chinese World War II history, applauds the revision of textbooks on the length of the country's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression for better educating younger generations.

"Jack and I are going to do some great things. ... We had a great meeting. (Ma is) a great, great entrepreneur, one of the best in the world, and he loves this country, and he loves China."

Donald Trump, US president-elect, said on Jan 9, after the meeting with Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma at Trump Tower in New York.

"The Taiwan Straits are an international waterway shared by the mainland and Taiwan, so it is normal for CNS Liaoning to pass through in training. It won't affect cross-Straits relations."

Liu Zhenmin, vice-foreign minister, said on Jan 11. The CNS Liaoning carrier and its five escort vessels, returning from drills in the South China Sea, sailed north and entered the Taiwan Straits on the morning of Jan 11.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 01/13/2017 page12)