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The question
What was China’s role in the Second World War?
Professor Hans van de Ven reveals a story unfamiliar to most of us: China’s epic war of resistance against Japan in 1937–45, and how it created the Communist superpower of today.
Key takeaways
- 01China fought an epic war of resistance against Japan from 1937 to 1945.
- 02The story is unfamiliar to most Western audiences.
- 03It helped create the Communist state that is today’s global superpower.
From the transcript
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