Chinese Embassy in Mexico remembers Second World War sacrifices

The Chinese Embassy in Mexico held an event on Friday, Aug. 29, -to commemorate victory over a foreign invader of its own - Imperial Japan, 80 years after China's victory in its War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression - and the wider World Anti-Fascist War.  The even took place at the Churubusco Convent in Mexico City where, during the Mexican-American war of 1847, Mexican forces attempted to hold back the U.S. army's march on the capital. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.

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Source: CGTN

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