George Aylwin Hogg was a young man unknown in his hometown but revered in China. He arrived in China in 1938, months after the brutal Battle of Shanghai as well as the appalling massacre in Nanjing, then capital of nationalist government. It was the darkest time in China’s modern history - Hogg witnessed the war up close: the devastation, the resistance, the courage of the Chinese people. He chose to stay, and stood with the Chinese until the very end, ultimately losing his life in remote areas of northwest China, 24 days ahead of Japan’s unconditional surrender. He was only 30 years old. His story was remembered in China, but largely forgotten in his home country of England. So is China’s role in World War II - its resistance, sacrifice, and suffering. Over 35 million Chinese people were killed or wounded - a third of all WWII casualties. To mark the 80th anniversary of the Chinese people‘s war of resistance against Japanese aggression, as well as the World Anti-Facism War, CGTN ...