When Japanese militarists launched their full-scale invasion of China 88 years ago, the Chinese military and people initiated a whole-of-nation war effort that opened the main Eastern battlefield in the global war against fascism. Official data shows that the Chinese battlefield accounted for over 70 percent of total Japanese casualties during WWII.

　　China's resistance began the earliest and lasted the longest, with over 35 million military and civilian casualties, amounting for nearly one-third of the global losses during WWII.

　　Acknowledging China's wartime sacrifice, Honduran Ambassador to China Salvador Moncada said that China's role was “unique and very important“.

　　“If they hadn't defeated the Japanese forces in China, Japan would have done much more damage than they did,“ he said.

　　Amid the turbulent and complex international landscape, China has on many occasions reiterated that commemorating the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War is not about prolonging hatred, but about drawing lessons from history, looking toward the future, and working together to uphold and cherish peace.

　　At the exhibition, Bolivian Ambassador to China Hugo Siles said that the display was a powerful reminder of China's indispensable contribution to the defeat of fascism.

　　“The suffering endured must never be forgotten. Those painful scenes must remain in our collective memory,“ he said, adding that the most important lesson is that force, violence or war must never be used to resolve conflicts.

　　He praised China for transforming historical trauma into a source of unity and strength, and noted that its steady pursuit of peaceful development offers a meaningful example for the world.