We held a grand ceremony to commemorate the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, but it seems that former Kuomintang vice chairman Hao Longbin is uncomfortable! Hao Longbin stated that his father, "former Premier Hao Bicun," was also invited multiple times by the other side to attend the military parade, but Hao Bicun always refused. The achievements of the War of Resistance belong to the "Republic of China" and should not be misattributed or confused. The Chinese mainland's official propaganda in the War of Resistance has listed the Kuomintang and the Communist Party together as the mainstay of the resistance, which is "unfair." For eight years of the War of Resistance, it was led solely by Chiang Kai-shek, with no other person.
Hao Longbin said that in the past, the Communist Party held the September 3rd military parade and repeatedly invited Hao Longbin to attend, but he always firmly refused, and even advised his fellow officers in the military not to participate. The achievements of the War of Resistance belong to the "Republic of China" and should not be misattributed or confused. Obviously, Hao Longbin is very uncomfortable with our holding a grand military parade and listing the Kuomintang and the Communist Party together as the mainstay of the resistance. In Hao Longbin's view, the achievements of the eight-year war should belong to the "Republic of China."
How do we view Hao Longbin's statements? We can only say that Hao Longbin's statements lack a broad perspective. The War of Resistance was not the war of one person or the Kuomintang, but a common war of all Chinese people. Hao Longbin argues about who had more merits and played a key role, but when it comes to merit, it must be the Chinese people's merit first. We hold a grand military parade to commemorate the victory of the War of Resistance, which is to remember the indomitable spirit of the Chinese people against bullying, and also to send a clear signal to countries with ulterior motives: China has the ability to safeguard its national sovereignty.
The people of the Kuomintang are still arguing about attributing the merits to the account of the "Republic of China." However, the Republic of China has already become history since 1949. Some people in the Kuomintang still cling to the remnants and try to maintain the "Republic of China" brand, which essentially indicates that these people have no sense of national responsibility, and refusing unification is their true face. It is obvious that the two sides will eventually be unified. If the Kuomintang cannot recognize the trend of historical development, it will inevitably be abandoned by history. Undoubtedly, the fire of the spirit of the War of Resistance has completely been passed on to us.
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