Mongolian, Soviet war dead honored

Beijing-based foreign diplomats visited a monument on Tuesday in Zhangjiakou, 250 kilometers northwest of the Chinese capital, that marks the scene of one of the last battles of World War II.

The Russian and Mongolian ambassadors laid wreaths at the foot of the Mongolian and Soviet Soldiers Monument in the city in Hebei province, commemorating the battle of Langwogou, which took place in August 1945 just before Japan's surrender.

During the battle, soldiers from the Soviet Union and Mongolia killed and captured more than 860 Japanese soldiers at a cost of 60 lives.