Beijing says criticism of anniversary 'ludicrous'

Beijing has criticized Tokyo's response as "ludicrous" after a Japanese Cabinet spokesman publicly denounced Chinese events to mark the fight against the Japanese invasion more than 70 years ago.

A range of commemorative events were held around China on Tuesday to mark the 78th anniversary of the start of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).

On Tuesday morning, Japanese chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that China is underpinning the events by "making the history issue an international one".