Beijing Has Forgotten Wartime Lessons

Chinese resistance to fascism was more than a Communist triumph.

Chinese soldiers ride tanks in Tiananmen square, brandishing the national flag. October 8, 2025, 5:48 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

September opened with remembrances of the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan in World War II. True to form, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has frantically shoveled its triumphalist narrative onto a global audience—even though the state itself did not exist until several years after the war. Beijing held a bellicose parade showcasing its military and technological might (stealth jets, hypersonic missiles, undersea drones, high-powered lasers) while rolling out the red carpet for despots such as Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Nor

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