Patriotic education activities have been carried out across China to honor those who died in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression, as Aug 15 this year marks the 79th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II (WWII).
In a poignant gesture of remembrance, a group of students from Zhangwan, a town in east China's Shandong Province, visited an exhibition hall in a model village in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression.
Students delved into the vivid narratives of the village's valiant stand against Japanese aggression during the war. The artifacts on display, including rusted weapons and relics of the era, serve as tangible reminders of the courage and resilience exhibited by the villagers in the face of adversity.
At the Museum of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the Chinese capital city Beijing, there has been a noticeable increase in visitors, as Aug 15 approaches.
"Since it's summer vacation, I bring my children here to learn about the history of the war of resistance against Japanese aggression. I hope they will learn about the past and understand how hard-won our current peaceful and stable life is," said Zhou Lihong, a visitor.
To provide visitors with a deeper understanding of the contributions of Macao compatriots to the war of resistance against Japanese aggression, the museum works jointly with the Oral History Association of Macao to stage a photo exhibition.
"We hope to inspire more people to continually contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through this exhibition," said Lai Shengliang, deputy curator of the Museum of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
China marks 79th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II
The development and application of new-type energy storage methods for green energy reform was highlighted at a sub-meeting of the seventh Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai, with experts noting China's leading role.
As an important part of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), this year's Hongqiao Forum held 19 sub-forums at Shanghai's National Exhibition and Convention Center on Tuesday, including an energy meeting titled "New Energy Storage Driving Future Energy Transformation".
Taking on a historical perspective, attendees said that all previous industrial revolutions were closely linked to energy revolutions, and now, the development of the intelligent era based on AI powers relies on computing power, which relies heavily on energy for its development.
According to scholars at the meeting, the world agrees that new energy storage has broad development prospects, and the iterative progress of energy storage technology will effectively promote the open sharing of energy production and consumption and realize multi-energy synergy -- the integration and coordinated use of multiple energy sources.
"A global consensus was reached at the COP28 world climate conference last year that we will gradually transition away from fossil energy. In the future, we will move towards the goal of carbon neutrality, as well as the green transformation of energy, and energy storage is also indispensable," said Huang Zhen, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).
Faced with the challenges and opportunities of emergent power technology, China has taken the global lead in this sector and continues to explore more energy storage methods.
In late 2022, a 100 MW flow battery energy storage peak-shaving power station was put into operation in northeast China's coastal city of Dalian. In April this year, the world's first 300 MW compressed air energy storage station in Yingcheng City, central China's Hubei Province, started operation.
Meanwhile, China has also started megawatt-class flywheel energy storage projects in parts of the country and is accelerating the construction of demonstration zones for gravity energy storage and liquid air energy storage methods.
"China has taken the global lead on investing in renewables for the start. In 2023, 44 percent of the world's investments of renewables have come from the Chinese market, which is a very, very important figure, and it's more than double of what you see in the West. So I think that kind of figure is important," said Hazem Ben-Gacem, a member of the Executive Board of the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.
Hongqiao Forum sub-meeting highlights new-type energy storage for future energy reform
