When is the Victory Day of China Anti-Japanese War?

China People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Victory Day was passed at the 7th meeting of the 12th the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) on the afternoon of February 27th, 214, and September 3rd was designated as China People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Victory Day.

on September 2, 1945, the ceremony of Japan's surrender to the allied forces was held on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Under the watchful eyes of representatives of nine surrendered countries, including China, Japan signed the surrender. This was China's first comprehensive victory in the history of anti-aggression in modern times, and it also made great contributions to the victory of the world anti-fascist war. After that, on September 3rd every year, it was designated as the Victory Day of China People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

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On September 18th, 1931, the Japanese invaders launched the "September 18th Incident", and then invaded the northeast of China. On July 7, 1937, Japanese invaders shelled Wanping County, attacked Lugou Bridge and launched an all-out war of aggression against China.

The people of China resolutely rose up and bravely resisted. Under the banner of the anti-Japanese national united front initiated by the China Producer Party and based on the cooperation between the two countries, the people of all ethnic groups in China, including compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese, have waged arduous struggles with the Japanese aggressors for fourteen years.

On September 2, 1945, at 9: a.m. (Tokyo time), the allied surrender ceremony was held ceremoniously on board the USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay.

the plenipotentiary of the Japanese government and the plenipotentiary of the base camp signed the surrender book respectively, and the plenipotentiary of the United States, China, Britain, the Soviet Union, France, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada and New Zealand (the representative of China is General Xu Yongchang, Minister of Military Affairs of the Military Commission of the National Government) signed the surrender book to confirm that they accepted Japan's surrender, and the surrender book was immediately declared effective. At this point, the victory of China people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression came to an end, which declared the complete failure of Japanese imperialism and the complete victory of the world anti-fascist war.

In April, 1946, the Standing Committee of China Kuomintang decided that September 3rd, the day to celebrate the victory, would be the anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War ("National Memorial Day"). After the founding of the People's Republic of China, on December 23, 1949, the State Council of the Central People's Government promulgated the Measures for Holidays on National New Year's Day and Memorial Day, which stipulated the "Memorial Day for the Victory of the August 15th Anti-Japanese War".

On August 13th, 1951, the Government Affairs Bureau of the Central People's Government issued a circular to change the anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War to September 3rd. On September 18th, 1999, the State Council revised the National Holidays and Remembrance Days, which continued the stipulation that September 3rd was the anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. ?

on February 27th, 214, the 7th session of the 12th the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) adopted the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC)'s decision on determining the victory anniversary of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China, and determined September 3rd every year as the victory anniversary of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-China People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Memorial Day.