The Military Parade and Chinese Memories of WWII (OVT)

(OVT/NPO Radio 1) – “On September 3, 2025, China organized a spectacular military parade to commemorate the end of the Second World War. Or, as China calls it: the end of the “War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World War Against Fascism.” Footage of the military parade was widely shared by state media, and no fewer than three films about the history of the Sino-Japanese war are currently playing in cinemas. How is China using that wartime past to shape its current national self-image? To discuss this, China expert Manya Koetse is our guest.”

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