As Imperial Japanese soldiers scour the streets, a group of civilians in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing seek refuge in a small photography studio. Developing photographs taken throughout the city ...

"China's experience of World War II was devastating. It was the longest theater of war of any of the Allied powers," said Rana Mitter, China historian at the Harvard Kennedy School. At least 20 ...

The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. In Japan, there has been much talk about the 80th anniversary of its defeat and end of the war, while in China the 80th anniversary ...

Visitors explore the newly reopened World War II Remembrance Hall in Beijing, July 2025. Credit: Vincent K. L. Chang In September 2015, the People’s Republic of China held its first major military ...

World War II casts a very long shadow in East Asia. Eighty years after ending with Japan’s surrender to Allied forces on Sept. 2, 1945, the conflict continues to stir debate over the past, in the ...

A military parade in Beijing marking the end of World War II will draw leaders from around the world. It's an opportunity for the Communist Party... Battle for history: China's WWII anniversary ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Meredith Oyen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (THE CONVERSATION) World War ...

Female soldiers from the People's Liberation Army stand in formation as they practice for an upcoming military parade to mark the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II and Japan's surrender, at ...