Receiving a salute from an honor guard, President Xi Jinping approached the veterans and awarded them commemorative medals. Many of them are aged about 100 and use wheelchairs, but some of them stood and saluted.
Ten of the medals were awarded to foreign veterans or relatives of foreign soldiers who died fighting for China during World WarⅡ.
After awarding the medals, Xi said that many heroes emerged during the 14 years of resistance against Japanese aggression, including fighters from overseas countries such as Canada and India.
“A promising nation cannot go without heroes or pioneers. The Chinese people will never forget the foreign soldiers who fought for China during World WarⅡ, and the 10 foreign veterans present today are their representatives, ”he said.
Tong Rongfang, 90, from Beijing said it was the happiest day of his life after he received his gold-gilt medal embossed with a design featuring the Yangtze River and an olive branch. Tong’s father, Tong Linge, was a senior general in the Kuomintang who fought during the Lugouqiao Incident, or the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.
This conflict, which broke out in a Beijing suburb in July 1937, led to full-scale war between China and Japan. Tong was the first senior general who died after China mounted all out resistance against the Japanese aggression.
The younger Tong said, “My father’s contribution has been officially recognized. I’m glad the leaders have attached unprecedented(空前的)significance to the issue. ”
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