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The WWII history many Westerners were never taught

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Most Westerners learn World War II history through the lens of Europe's battles. But few know that WWII began in Asia years earlier and that there were 35 million Chinese military and civilian casualties resisting Japanese invasion.

CGTN Digital's Li Jingjing and U.S. content creator Cyrus Janssen discuss why the West rarely hears about the Eastern theater of WWII and what this means for global understanding of history.

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