CASS Establishes an International Academic Network on World War II History
An international academic network for World War II history research was established in Beijing, bringing together global efforts to promote the organization of historical materials and dialogue Oppose historical nihilism, click to learn about the latest progress in safeguarding the truth of World War II and the achievements of victory
On September 18, the founding conference of the International Academic Network for the History of the Second World War and the international academic symposium marking the 95th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II were held in Beijing. Li Xuesong, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, attended the event and unveiled the network.
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said that the purpose of establishing this international academic network is to build a platform for academic exchange and intellectual dialogue, bring together research strengths from home and abroad, promote indepth studies of the history of World War II, and help the international community develop a more accurate understanding of the history of World War II.
Experts at the meeting said that erroneous trends such as historical nihilism, Cold War thinking, and bloc confrontation are still resurging, and research on the history of World War II is facing new challenges. All parties called for strengthening transnational academic cooperation, organizing archival historical materials, opposing the distortion of history and glorification of aggression, and jointly safeguarding the truth of history and the achievements of victory in World War II.