Beijing’s commemoration is a bold rebuttal to the West’s monopolization of WWII memory.
European leaders’ refusal to attend, citing concerns about offending Japan, reveals a glaring gap exists in Western collective memory of World War II – a war we call “global”, yet one where the role of the fourth allied victor, China, is consistently sidelined.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/28/a-black-hole-in-collective-memory-china-and-ww-ii/
