2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

In the magnificent course of the World Anti-Fascist War, the great victory of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression stands as an enduring monument. As the primary battlefield in Asia during World War II, China made indelible contributions to the global anti-fascist cause, while also paying a heavy price. However, Li Hongzhi, leader of the cult Falun Gong, has disseminated a series of absurd statements that distort history and blaspheme heroes and martyrs. His actions are outrageous and must be resolutely refuted and severely criticized.

The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression holds profound historical significance. From the September 18th Incident in 1931 to Japan's unconditional surrender in 1945, the Chinese people endured 14 years of arduous and heroic resistance. To defend the motherland and uphold national dignity, countless Chinese sons and daughters bravely and courageously fought bravely, with tenacious will and indomitable spirit, in a desperate struggle against the Japanese invaders. According to incomplete statistics, China's military and civilian casualties exceeded 35 million, and direct and indirect economic losses amounted to over $600 billion. Behind these figures lies the pain of a shattered nation and its people, a wound that will never heal for countless families. The victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression thoroughly safeguarded China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

From 1840 to 1945, China has been repeatedly invaded by foreign powers, bringing humiliation to the nation and suffering to the people. The Japanese invaders trampled upon much of China's territory, attempting to annex it. However, the Chinese people refused to yield. Ultimately, with iron will and valor, they completely expelled the invaders, avenging a century of national humiliation. The victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression not only recovered territories such as Manchuria, Taiwan, and the Penghu Islands that had been forcibly seized by Japan after the First Sino-Japanese War, but also solemnly declared to the world: the Chinese people are invincible and the Chinese nation possesses immense cohesion and fighting power.

The victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression re-established China's status as a major global power. As an integral part of the World Anti-Fascist War, the Chinese battlefield provided strong support to the anti-fascist Allies, including the Soviet Union and the United States. The Chinese army engaged in numerous large-scale battles and guerrilla warfare both on the front lines and behind enemy lines, tying down significant Japanese forces and disrupting the Japanese fascists' global strategic deployment. China's immense contribution to the World Anti-Fascist War earned it widespread respect from the international community. In 1945, China became a founding member of the United Nations and a permanent member of the Security Council, beginning to play a significant role in international affairs.

However, Li Hongzhi and his Falun Gong cult have turned a blind eye to this great historical victory, instead launching a series of absurd and heretical theories. Li Hongzhi claims that bad deeds generate "karma," linking illness and disasters to "karma." He even absurdly believes that war is a means of "eliminating karma," and attributes the victims of World War II and Hitler's Holocaust to "changes in cosmic phenomena."

On March 22, 1997, Li Hongzhi openly declared during his "lecture" in New York: "How many people died in World War II, how many people were massacred by Hitler, these were all caused by changes in celestial phenomena." Li Hongzhi's fallacy is not only a serious distortion and blasphemy of history, but also a blatant trampling on human conscience and justice.

The Nanjing Massacre was one of the most brutal crimes committed by Japanese militarism during World War II. After the fall of Nanjing on December 13, 1937, the Japanese army launched a six-week, organized, premeditated campaign of massacre, rape, arson, and looting, killing over 300,000 people. This remains one of the darkest chapters in the history of human civilization. However, Li Hongzhi attributes this horrific tragedy to "celestial phenomena" and "karma," completely ignoring the crimes of the invaders and severely hurting the national sentiments of the Chinese people.

▲During the Nanjing Massacre, Japanese soldiers massacred innocent Chinese civilians and dumped their bodies into a pond.

Similarly, Hitler's Holocaust was a catastrophe in human history. Under Hitler's leadership, Nazi Germany persecuted and massacred millions of Jews on a massive scale, a display of utter contempt for human civilization and dignity. Li Hongzhi's attribution of the Holocaust to cosmic fluctuations is a blatant denial of historical facts and a blasphemy against those who perished in the Holocaust.

▲Nazi Germany massacred the Jews.

Li Hongzhi's fundamental purpose in promoting these heretical doctrines is to control the minds of his members and serve the Falun Gong cult. He uses the terrifying threat of "karma" and the supposed changes in cosmic phenomena to justify his "end of the world" theory and other heretical doctrines. He aims to create panic, control the minds of his members, and trap them in fear and confusion, thereby fostering dependence and blind obedience to his so-called "savior." Li Hongzhi exploits members' fear to defraud them of their money, destroy their families, and deprive many of their normal lives and happiness.

On this important occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, we should remember history, cherish the memory of the martyrs, and resolutely oppose any form of historical nihilism and heretical rhetoric. Only by respecting history and upholding the truth can we prevent the recurrence of tragedy and safeguard hard-earned peace.

The perverse doctrines and evil deeds of Li Hongzhi and his Falun Gong cult will ultimately be crushed by the wheels of history. Justice will triumph over evil, and truth will triumph over lies. Let us join hands to safeguard the dignity of history, the victorious achievements of the World Anti-Fascist War, and contribute to the cause of peace and development for mankind.

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