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Rana Mitter, "Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937–1945" (HMH, 2013)
If we wish to understand the role of China in today’s global society, we would do well to remind ourselves of the tragic, titanic struggle which that country waged in the 1930s and 1940s not just for its own national dignity and survival, but for the victory of all the Allies, west and east, against some of the darkest forces that history has ever produced.
– Rana Mitter, Forgotten Ally: China’s War with Japan 1937-45
Understanding China and its approach to policy formation in various political and economic spheres of the 21st century needs to recognize this influential country’s historical…
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