People's Daily:

A moment ago, when Minister Hu outlined the characteristics of the commemorative event, he placed special emphasis on "focusing on mass participation." What arrangements have been made for public commemorative activities? Thank you.

Hu Heping:

Thank you for your question. The successful organization of commemorative activities relies on the broad participation and support of the public. There are several specific arrangements for this year's public commemorative activities.

First, on key anniversaries such as the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Martyrs' Day, the National Memorial Day for Victims of the Nanjing Massacre, and other key dates like July 7 and Sept. 18, the public will be invited to take part in commemorative activities. These include laying wreaths, visiting memorial facilities, paying respects at martyrs' graves and attending public memorial ceremonies.

Second, we will make full use of the educational role of memorial facilities, historic sites and relics related to the War of Resistance, as well as patriotism education bases and national defense education bases. Public visits will be organized, along with themed Party and Youth League activities and other events.

Third, we will carry out activities such as singing patriotic songs, reciting anti-Japanese war poetry, rereading family letters from that era, holding exhibitions of anti-Japanese war-themed literary works, and hosting competitions for storytellers of red history.

In addition to these diverse offline activities, a range of online activities will also be organized. For example, we will launch online exhibition halls and dedicated web pages, produce and broadcast multimedia content popular with the public, and organize online activities such as commemorations for martyrs, themed essay competitions, and knowledge quizzes. Our goal is to enable more people to take part in commemorative activities through the internet. Thank you.