With regard to China's losses in the eight-year Anti-Japanese War, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the article "China ordered Japan to compensate for losses" made by the Anti-Japanese War Compensation Committee pointed out that 26 provinces 1500 counties and cities covered an area of more than 6 million square kilometers, and at least 200 million people suffered from the war.
1937 From July 7 to the end of the war, our army suffered more than 33 10000 casualties and the people suffered more than 8.42 million casualties. Other casualties caused by fleeing from war, leaving home and freezing hunger are countless.
The direct property loss was $365,438+$300 million, and the indirect property loss was $20.4 billion. This figure does not include the losses suffered by overseas Chinese in Northeast China and Taiwan Province Province, the military losses of US$ 465,438+US$ 600 million and more than 654,380,000 military and civilian casualties.
In addition, the loss of China before the July 7th Incident was not included; Not including the losses suffered by the Communist Party of China (CPC) in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression behind enemy lines. After years of research and calculation, China historians have come to the conclusion that in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China suffered more than 35 million casualties and China lost more than 560 billion dollars in property and war consumption.
1949 65438+February, the State Council, the central people's government, stipulated that August 15 was the anniversary of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory. 1951August 13, Premier Zhou Enlai signed the circular of the China Municipal People's Government Office Administration, stipulating that September 3rd will be War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Victory Day.
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The historical significance of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression;
War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the people of China, is the first time in modern times that the Chinese nation has won an all-round victory in the war against aggression and national liberation. This is an important event in the history of China and the world in the 20th century, and it is also a spectacle in the history of war.
First, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory completely defeated the Japanese aggressors and defended China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. It cleared away the humiliation of China people being enslaved and oppressed by imperialism since the Opium War, greatly promoted the historical process of China Revolution and laid a solid foundation for the final victory of China's new-democratic revolution.
Second, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory promoted the awakening and unity of the Chinese nation and carried forward the great national spirit with patriotism as the core.
Patriotism has become the strongest voice and theme of the Anti-Japanese War: the interests of the country and the nation are paramount, and conquered people will swear allegiance to the death. We are United as one, hardworking and brave, not afraid of violence, fighting bloody battles, striving for self-improvement and pioneering and innovating.
Third, China and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression are important parts of the world anti-fascist war and the main battlefields in the East. In the world anti-fascist war, China and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression started the earliest, lasted the longest, fought the Japanese the most and paid the highest price, which played an irreplaceable role.
The victory of China and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression created a miracle that the semi-colonial and semi-feudal weak countries defeated the imperialist powers, and inspired the people of the colonial and semi-colonial countries to fight for national independence and liberation.
China participated in the founding of the United Nations and became a permanent member of the UN Security Council, which significantly enhanced China's international status and influence and effectively safeguarded world peace.
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