China to hold 3rd press briefing on victory anniversary events

BEIJING -- China on Sunday will hold the last in a series of three press conferences on commemoration events to mark its victory against Japanese aggression and the global victory over fascism.

This press conference, scheduled for 10 am on Sunday, is organized by the press center for the events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The press center is based at the Beijing Media Center Hotel.

Senior officials from the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and the National Cultural Heritage Administration will introduce newly designated memorial facilities and historical sites related to the War of Resistance, and a new list of heroes from the war at the press conference, according to a notice issued by the center.

The officials will also provide updates on efforts to protect and preserve such facilities and sites, as well as war relics, and take questions from journalists, the notice said.

China on Friday released the fourth list of 34 national-level memorial facilities and sites of the War of Resistance, and the fourth batch of 43 renowned heroes, martyrs and heroic groups from the war.

The country first unveiled such lists in September 2014 to commemorate its victory in the war.