Foreign diplomatic envoys to China visit an exhibition titled For National Liberation and World Peace at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, on Thursday in Beijing. CHEN ZEBING / CHINA DAILY

　　Standing amid archival photos, wartime relics and large-scale theme videos, foreign diplomats on Thursday paid tribute to the Chinese people's heroic struggle during World War II at an exhibition in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.

　　Bilal Mahmood Chaudhary, Pakistan's deputy head of mission in Beijing, listened attentively to an interpreter at thePeople's Warsection, who briefed the audience on how Chinese soldiers and civilians, led by the Communist Party of China, waged widespread guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines.

　　“This reflects the resilience, perseverance and strength of the Chinese nation. Whenever the country faces a crisis, the entire society unites to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity against any attempt to subjugate them,“ he said.

　　Such a spirit continues to this day and is reflected in China's rapid development in recent decades, he added.

　　Chaudhary was among over 160 foreign diplomats from 112 embassies and 10 international organizations in Beijing who visited the exhibition, which offers a panoramic review of China's resistance against Japanese aggression and its role in the World Anti-Fascist War.