The Communists did almost nothing to fight the Japanese.
The CCP AFTER consolidating power in Beijing killed more Chinese in its first few decades of power than did the Japanese in WWII. While the intentions of Mao’s Long March was to avoid the “encirclement” campaigns against the Communists by Chiang Kai-Shek, it was also true that Chiang’s forces were doing more of the fighting against the Japanese than were Mao’s at that time. After the Long March retreat Mao had time to rebuild his forces and when the Communists next faced Chiang’s forces Chiang’s forces were weaker; weakened by all the battles with the Japanese.
Yes, Chiang’s own corruptions did not serve the “nationalists” well, and even after his retreat to Formosa (Taiwan) he and his party continued the line that (just like Mao on the mainland) they - the nationalists and no other party could rule Formosa/Taiwan. We can only wonder if that would have been the position of Chiang and his group if they had defeated Mao. Would we have just a different surviving dictatorship in China today? China’s strong long embedded culture suggests that might have been the case.
One of the two most dangerous countries on earth (the other being North Korea) commemorating the end of a war?
Do you suppose that some of the commemoration events might be held in Nanjing?
Japan was very bad.
Ch8na is very bad now.
Make both known and attend.