Forgetting history is a betrayal, president says

Xi visits site of clash that sparked War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression

All seven members of the Standing Committee of the Party's Central Political Bureau visited a museum on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the event that triggered Japan's invasion of China.

"Remembering history is to open up to the future, forgetting history is a betrayal," President Xi Jinping said at a new exhibition called Great Victory, Historical Contributions.