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At the invitation of CPAFFC, on September 3, 2015, a number of noted intemational friends attended the 70th anniversary of China’s victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.
Mark William Bethune, grandson of the brother of our Ca-nadian friend Norman Bethune who gave his life for the Chinese revolution, Gabriel, great grandson of James Gareth Endicott, Nie Guangtao-Chinese adopted son of our friend from New Zealand Rewi Alley, Philip Lindsay Hall, grandnephew of Kathleen Hall,Honorary President of the New Zealand-China Friendship Society Deng Li and Vice Chainnan of the Canadian Bethune Association Gu Shian were all interviewed by CCTV, Xinhua News Agency and the CPAFFC.
In the morning of September 2,Mark William Bethune attended the Medal Awarding Ceremony of the 70th anniversary of China’s victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and received the medal conferred by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The international friends de-scribed it as an unforgettable journey to China of great significance.
Mark William Bethune: “I’m a new friend of the Chinese people.”
Mark spoke highly of the cere-mony, which, he said, showed a peace-loving China safeguarding world peace. President Xi mentioned in his speech that China would cut the size ofits armed forces by 300,000, dem-onstrating China’s resolve to safeguard world peace. During an interview,Mark told the journalists that he had read many materials about Norman Bethune and heard of him from his family members.
Norman Bethune was a man of courage who never gave up his dreams in the face of difficulties and who al-ways shouldered his responsibilities. He went around the world to serve the people fighting against fascism. His spirit is of great significance in today’s era for pursuing world peace.
Mark often said, “Norman Bet-hune was an old friend of the Chinese people; and I’m a new friend”. He said it was his honor to represent the Bethune family to come to China to receive the medal of honor presented by President Xi. As a member of the younger generation, he would carry on the spirit of Norman Bethune and con-tribute to enhancement of the friend-ship between the Canadian and Chinese people.
Gabriel Endicott: Bring the friendship of the previous generations to China
Gabriel’s great grandfather James Gareth Endicott was born into a Cana-dian missionary family in Leshan, Si-chuan Province. He lived and worked in China for 35 years and witnessed the May Fourth Movement, the North-ern Expedition, the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Revo-lution War and a series of important events. He made public speeches in Canada to let his compatriots know about the Chinese people’s resistance against the Japanese aggression.
Mark William Bethune, grandson of the brother of our Ca-nadian friend Norman Bethune who gave his life for the Chinese revolution, Gabriel, great grandson of James Gareth Endicott, Nie Guangtao-Chinese adopted son of our friend from New Zealand Rewi Alley, Philip Lindsay Hall, grandnephew of Kathleen Hall,Honorary President of the New Zealand-China Friendship Society Deng Li and Vice Chainnan of the Canadian Bethune Association Gu Shian were all interviewed by CCTV, Xinhua News Agency and the CPAFFC.
In the morning of September 2,Mark William Bethune attended the Medal Awarding Ceremony of the 70th anniversary of China’s victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and received the medal conferred by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The international friends de-scribed it as an unforgettable journey to China of great significance.
Mark William Bethune: “I’m a new friend of the Chinese people.”
Mark spoke highly of the cere-mony, which, he said, showed a peace-loving China safeguarding world peace. President Xi mentioned in his speech that China would cut the size ofits armed forces by 300,000, dem-onstrating China’s resolve to safeguard world peace. During an interview,Mark told the journalists that he had read many materials about Norman Bethune and heard of him from his family members.
Norman Bethune was a man of courage who never gave up his dreams in the face of difficulties and who al-ways shouldered his responsibilities. He went around the world to serve the people fighting against fascism. His spirit is of great significance in today’s era for pursuing world peace.
Mark often said, “Norman Bet-hune was an old friend of the Chinese people; and I’m a new friend”. He said it was his honor to represent the Bethune family to come to China to receive the medal of honor presented by President Xi. As a member of the younger generation, he would carry on the spirit of Norman Bethune and con-tribute to enhancement of the friend-ship between the Canadian and Chinese people.
Gabriel Endicott: Bring the friendship of the previous generations to China
Gabriel’s great grandfather James Gareth Endicott was born into a Cana-dian missionary family in Leshan, Si-chuan Province. He lived and worked in China for 35 years and witnessed the May Fourth Movement, the North-ern Expedition, the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Revo-lution War and a series of important events. He made public speeches in Canada to let his compatriots know about the Chinese people’s resistance against the Japanese aggression.