Liu Guang, a member of the national committee of CPPCC from Northeast China’s Jilin province [Photo/cnjiwang.com]

At this year’s Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, CPPCC national committee member Liu Guang proposed that an education center on the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army (NAJUA) be established in Jilin province.

“Under the premise of respecting history, we should dig deep into the red cultural connotation of the NAJUA and establish an education center paying tribute to the spirit of the army,” proposed Liu, who is from northeast China’s Jilin province.

During the Japanese occupation of Manchuria and also during World War II, the NAJUA, a Communist-led guerrilla force was at the forefront of resistance in northeast China. It offered the strongest resistance to Japan's occupation of northeastern China and the Manchukuo regime that it had established.

However, apart from the stories of its commander-in-chief Yang Jingyu and several other NAJUA leaders, people know very little about the guerilla army’s history, let alone the stories of its unknown soldiers.

“Now, that contribution is set to win the respect it deserves,” Liu said.

Liu proposed that a national-level Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army Red Revolution Education Center be established in Jingyu county, Baishan, which gets its name from Yang Jingyu, to motivate future generations and inspire Chinese patriotism.

He also suggested that first-hand archival material such as photos, materials, objects, images, newspapers, diaries, and letters related to the NAJUA should be collected and displayed to tell the stories of the army.