China, Russia militaries hold seminar in Beijing

BEIJING, August 19 (ChinaMil) — The Academy of Military Science (AMS) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the General Staff Academy of the Russian Federation’s Armed Forces held a seminar in Beijing on August 18, aiming to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state to jointly celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

Over 100 experts and scholars from the Chinese and Russian militaries as well as Chinese research institutes and colleges held discussions on the theme of “World Anti-Fascist War and China Theater”.

The seminar consisted of four sessions: China’s Nationwide War of Resistance against Japan, Far East Battle of the Soviet Union Red Army, Cooperation between China and the Soviet Union in the World Anti-Fascist War, and World Anti-Fascist War and Arrangements for Post-war International Order.

At the opening ceremony, He Lei, vice commandant of the PLA Academy of Military Science, delivered a speech titled “China Theater in the World Anti-Fascist War”, and the vice commandant of the General Staff Academy of the Russian Federation´s Armed Forces delivered a speech titled “Soviet Union-China United Front against Japanese Aggression in the 1930s”.

Participants in the seminar illustrated the position and role of China and Russia in the World Anti-Fascist War from different perspectives, and reviewed the joint struggle of people of the two countries against Fascism.

Along with the seminar, the AMS and Russian General Staff Academy also jointly published the Collected Articles of Chinese and Russian Scholars on Military History in Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, both in Chinese and Russian languages.

It is the first joint monograph on military history by the Chinese and Russia militaries, and also the latest achievement in their study of the World War II(1939-1945).

Source: China Military Online

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