Source: People’s Liberation Army DailyAuthor: Commentator of People’s Liberation Army DailyEditor in charge: Wang Feng2021-09-18 09:49
Always remember history
——Written on the 90th anniversary of the September 18th Incident
■Commentary of People’s Liberation Army Daily
The bell rang, and the alarm rang again. Today is the 90th anniversary of the September 18th Incident and the 21st National Defense Education Day in my country. The coincidence of two important days seems to warn us deeply that the lessons of blood cannot be forgotten, and historical tragedies cannot be repeated.
It was a national shame day. In the middle of the night on September 18, 1931, the Japanese Kwantung Army stationed in northeastern China under the unequal treaty launched an offensive against the Chinese army stationed at Beidaying and Shenyang City. This is the September 18th Incident. Due to the non-resistance policy of the Kuomintang government, the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang were quickly lost in more than four months. In March 1932, the Japanese puppet regime and the Puppet Manchukuo with Puyi as the “ruling” was established in Changchun, Jilin. At this point, the three eastern provinces have been reduced to Japanese occupation. The September 18th Incident was the inevitable result of the Japanese militarists’ prolonged policy of aggression and expansion against China, and it was also a serious step they took to turn China into an exclusive colony.
“Racing the Japanese invaders, returning to the northeast, the sky breaks through, and the glory is surging…” The unprecedented national disaster evoked an unprecedented national awakening, and the Chinese Communist Party took the lead in holding high the banner of armed resistance against Japan. In September 1931, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the “Manifesto on the Rape and Occupation of the Three Eastern Provinces by the Chinese Communist Party for Japanese Imperialism”, resoundingly put forward: “Oppose the Japanese imperialists’ occupation of the Three Eastern Provinces!” The Party Central Committee sent Zhou Baozhong and Zhao Yiman to the Northeast to strengthen the party organization. By the beginning of 1933, a number of anti-Japanese guerrillas directly led by the Communist Party were established one after another, gradually becoming the main anti-Japanese armed forces in the Northeast. The Chinese people’s rising resistance between the white mountains and black waters became the starting point of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and at the same time opened the prelude to the world‘s anti-fascist war.
With the September 18th incident as the beginning, the Chinese sons and daughters were indomitable and bloody. After 14 years of arduous struggle, they defeated the vicious Japanese militarist invaders and won the great victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. According to incomplete statistics, during the Anti-Japanese War, more than 35 million Chinese soldiers and civilians suffered casualties. This is the longest, largest, and most sacrificed national liberation struggle of the Chinese people against foreign invasions since modern times, and it is also the first national liberation struggle that has won a complete victory. This great victory was China’s first complete victory against foreign invasions in modern times. It completely shattered the Japanese militarist’s plot to colonize and enslave China, re-established China’s status as a major country in the world, and opened up the light of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. prospect. As the main battlefield in the East of the World Anti-Fascist War, the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression made a major contribution to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War.
History is the best textbook and the best sober. The brutal and inhumane acts of aggression by Japanese militarism, the heinous crimes of massacre, and the barbarous and crazy plunder and destruction have brought horrible disasters to the Chinese people and the people of the vast number of Asian countries. The facts cannot be denied, nor can they be denied. Any remarks that deny the history of aggression or even beautify the war of aggression and colonial rule cannot but arouse the great indignation, severe condemnation, and high vigilance of the Chinese people and the people of the majority of Asian countries. “The past is not forgotten, and the future is a guide.” Remembering history is not to perpetuate hatred, but to learn from history and face the future, to cherish and maintain peace with the people of the world, so that people of all countries can enjoy peace forever.
The September 18th Incident brought us a bloody enlightenment: if we fall behind, we must be beaten. Only when the military is strong can our country be safe. The destiny of a country and a nation is closely related to the strength of the military. Once defeated in the military, it will inevitably have a fatal impact on the country and bring serious disasters to the nation. “Without a strong army, there can be no strong motherland.” On the new journey, uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is necessary to coordinate development and security, enrich the country and strengthen the army, and ensure national defense and peace. The military modernization process is in line with the national modernization process, and the military capabilities are in line with the national strategic needs. Especially at present, the world‘s major changes unseen in a century are accelerating. The new crown pneumonia epidemic has a profound impact on the international situation, and my country’s security situation is becoming more uncertain and unstable. As a strong pillar to defend the red world and uphold the dignity of the nation, our military must strengthen its mission, enhance its awareness of crisis, crisis, and war, and strive to promote the modernization of national defense and the military with the sense of urgency of waiting for time and seizing the day The mission of the era will never let the flames of war burn in our homeland, never let half an inch of our territory be lost, and never let the national development process be interrupted.
To walk into history is to move into the future. “Worry precedes things, so there is no worry; when things come, worry, there is no help.” We painfully commemorate the 90th anniversary of the September 18th Incident. We must carry out in-depth national defense education, remember the history of the war, promote the spirit of the war, and be determined to be strong. Rejuvenating the army continuously innovates the new situation of strengthening the army in the era, and defends national sovereignty, security, and development interests with stronger capabilities and more reliable means. The whole army must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Army, strengthen the “four consciousnesses”, strengthen the “four self-confidence”, achieve “two safeguards”, and implement the responsibility system of the chairman of the Military Commission. , Persevere in building the army through politics, reforming the army, strengthening the army with science and technology, strengthening the army with talents, and governing the army according to the law. Struggle tirelessly.