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Commemoration aims to bear history in mind, honor martyrs: Xi

Xinhua, September 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that the commemoration of war victory is to "bear history in mind, honor all those who laid down their lives, cherish peace and open up the future."

"The experience of war makes people value peace all the more," said Xi while addressing a gathering to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Endi