Second, it helps to objectively reflect China's role as a mainstay. The basic characteristics of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression are the national liberation war and the people's war. The former demands that the strength of the whole nation be United to the maximum and a broad anti-Japanese national United front be established; The latter requires fully mobilizing and organizing the people and relying on the broad masses of the people to wage war.
Third, it is conducive to a correct understanding of the important position and role of China and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in the world anti-fascist war.
Fourth, it is conducive to vigorously carrying forward the great spirit of the war of resistance. The great War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression gave birth to the great spirit of anti-Japanese war.
Extended data:
Eight-year Anti-Japanese War and Fourteen-year Anti-Japanese War are two concepts related to the process of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's anti-Japanese War from local to national. The eight-year war of resistance refers to the national war of resistance starting from 1937, and the fourteen-year war of resistance is the whole struggle against Japanese imperialist aggression, including the partial war of resistance starting from 193 1
These two formulations have been used in different occasions, different angles and different language environments, and have been established. Its essence is not contradictory. China * * * has always adhered to the anti-Japanese concept and played a mainstay role in different stages.
In 1937, we fully affirmed the national war of resistance under the banner of the anti-Japanese national united front advocated by China after the July 7th Incident, and in 193 1, we fully affirmed the anti-Japanese struggle led by China * * independently after the September 18th Incident, especially the heroic struggle of the anti-Japanese allied forces in Northeast China and the rising resistance of other China troops.
References:
People's Network-Why did the "eight-year war of resistance" in primary and secondary school textbooks change to "fourteen-year war of resistance"?
References:
People's Network —— The Great Significance of Establishing "Fourteen-year War of Resistance"