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Tears, barbs and walkouts at Xiangshan as China and the West spar over history
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China's Defence Minister, Mr Dong Jun, speaking at the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Sept 18.
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- The Xiangshan Forum highlighted divisions between China and the West regarding the meaning and lessons of WWII, with emotional exchanges and a walkout.
- Chinese scholars defended China's wartime sacrifices and criticised Japan's historical views, while Western scholars challenged China's narrative and moral authority.
- China promotes its Global Governance Initiative (GGI) as an alternative to the fraying global order, facing scrutiny over its alignment with actions and UN principles.
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BEIJING - Holding back tears, Chinese journalist Yu Yubing asked an American scholar not to belittle the suffering of her people during World War II.
She was intervening at a session at the Xiangshan Forum, China’s premier defence conference, on Sept 17, where the American speaker, Ms Elsa Kania of the Centre for a New American Security, had said that the showcase of military might at a recent parade
