China Prepares for the 70th Anniversary of Japan's Defeat during World War II, Restores 800 Historical Films
To celebrate the 70th year of Japan's defeat, China restored 800 World War II movies. There were 282 versions used to produce a documentary, highlighting how the latter won the war.
"Everyone who's seen this film feels a really strong sense of grief and indignation," said Sun Xianghui - director of the film archive, according to Tuesday article by NBC News. "But there's also our fighters bravely resisting, and a lot of our people bravely resisting as well."
She went on, "This kind of film really arouses the spirit of patriotism for all of us Chinese."
Scenes from the war featured China's victory, and these would be the center of the stories. The films also showed the Communist Party's efforts during the World War II.
The restoration of the historical films and production of a documentary were part of the country's preparations for this week's event. New Europe reported on Wednesday that a parade was scheduled on September 3.
Some establishments were requested to close last weekend to give way for the rehearsal of the military parade, which was joined by over 10,000 men and women from the army, almost 200 aircrafts and around 500 military vehicles, according to news updates by Xinhuanet.
Anti-Japanese action during the World War II would be highlighted in some of the entertainment programs on all China's television channels, though some people frown upon the idea.
Tian Yuxing expressed via Weibo: "They are using the Fascist way against the Fascists!"
An anonymous person also conveyed his disapproval on the idea and said, "I don't want to watch these [programs]."
"It seems that China and North Korea have the same mother," a netizen, who used a pseudonym, posted.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Korean President Park Geun-hye were willing to join the celebration. Also, Max Baucus, the United States' ambassador to China, would represent his country.
