Inheritance and Promotion of the Great Spirit of Anti-Japanese War, Firmly Advancing the Great Cause of National Rejuvenation

On September 3, 2025, the grand ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was held. General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech, emphasizing, ‘History carries the past and enlightens the future.’ He stressed the need to ‘inherit and promote the great spirit of the Anti-Japanese War, forge ahead with vigor and determination, and strive unitedly for the comprehensive advancement of the country’s modernization with Chinese characteristics and the great cause of national rejuvenation.’ At the event, classic songs like ‘Song of the Songhua River,’ ‘On the Taihang Mountains,’ ‘Defend the Yellow River,’ and ‘Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China’ were sung one after another, allowing people to revisit the history of the war and appreciate its spirit.