Party's role in uniting armies, people during War of Resistance remembered

A researcher on Thursday highlighted the role that the Communist Party of China played behind enemy lines during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45), while also paying respect to the Kuomintang soldiers.

Gao Yongzhong, deputy head of the Party's history research office under the Central Committee, said the CPC united all armies and people to fight against the Japanese invasion, and played a key role in China's victory.

"Thirty-five million Chinese soldiers, as well as civilians, regardless of their political backgrounds, lost their lives in 14 years of fighting against Japanese aggression, and they all died defending China's independence and integrity, which is an unforgettable fact that will not change as time passes by," Gao said at a media briefing organized by the State Council on Thursday.