BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese historian said TV series aired in recent years that exaggerate or tamper with stories related to the War of Resistance against Japanese Invasion (1931-1945) for entertainment purposes have incurred widespread condemnation from the Chinese public.
Sun Liping from the Party History Research Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee said the vulgar and falsified plots of these TV dramas are at odds with history.
The Chinese people and soldiers endured great physical suffering and made huge sacrifices during the 14-year war, with the loss of more than 35 million lives. The Japanese invaders committed untold crimes against humanity, making the period one of the darkest in history, Sun said.
"China's victory in the war came at the expense of an extremely hard and bitter fight against the Japanese invasion. Any attempt that distorts, tampers with or even falsifies this history deeply offends the Chinese people, pacifists all over the world, and those who helped China during this war," Sun said.
Telling the truth will benefit the Chinese people and make Chinese culture more splendid, according to Sun.
