Yang Huafeng, a 92-year-old Chinese army veteran, recalls the modest military presence at the founding of communist China in 1949.

China will mark Japan’s defeat in World War II with a parade of missiles, soldiers and leaders like Kim Jong-un of North Korea and Vladimir Putin of Russia.

A series of World War II dramas about China’s fight against Japan is drawing audiences to their feet, and, in some cases, to tears. Some say it helps deflect public discontent.

Erected in 1959 in Pyongyang, the Friendship Tower commemorates the contributions of Chinese soldiers who fought in the war and has since served as a symbol of North Korea-China friendship.

Historical memory is used by Chinese and Japanese politicians for their agendas, making it hard to forgive and forget. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Eighty years after Japan was defeated, a wave of Chinese films about the occupation are fuelling memory and anger.

But China's growing military strength also concerns its Asian neighbors and the United States. U.S. and western European ...

Erected in 1959 in Pyongyang, the Friendship Tower commemorates the contributions of Chinese soldiers who fought in the war and has since served as a symbol of North Korea-China friendship.