Chinese premier urges war remembrance  

李克强：牢记历史教训才能开辟未来永葆和平

国务院总理李克强7日上午在人民大会堂与德国总理默克尔共见记者时指出，77年前的今天，面对日本军国主义者发动全面侵华战争，中国人民奋起抗争，浴血抗战八年，直至取得最终胜利。前事不忘，后事之师。只有牢记历史教训，才能开辟未来，永葆和平。 [查看全文]

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday recalled the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Invasion, urging remembrance of history.

"The future can be inaugurated and peace can be maintained only if lessons from history are kept in mind," Li said during a joint press briefing with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel after their talks.

Monday coincided with the 77th anniversary of the beginning of the war.

Li reviewed the Chinese people's eight-year fight up to the Japanese surrender in 1945, saying "past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future."

Earlier on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at a gathering marking the anniversary.