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Dennis Wong

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Focus

INFOGRAPHIC: Timeline of China's long war of resistance

Never forgotten: Six veterans who lived through conflict remember lessons of the second world war

After the war, 'Winkie' Ho became a successful commercial pilot, based in Singapore. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Hau Pei-tsun says Chiang Kai-shek was a strong-willed leader. Photo: Lawrence Chung 

Hau Pei-tsun says Chiang Kai-shek was a strong-willed leader. Photo: Nora Tam

Hau Pei-tsun saw action on various fronts.

George Peterson is one of just 25 surviving Winnipeg Grenadiers who fought to defend Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP Pictures

George Peterson and his twin brother both became prisoners of the Japanese. Photo: SCMP Pictures

‘Winkie’ Ho was a student in Hong Kong when he signed up for the Flying Tigers. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Robert Kuok says he learned four key lessons from his second world war experience. 

Robert Kuok was studying in Singapore when the Japanese invaded. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Then and now: Professor Wang Gungwu vividly recalls wartime Malaya. Photos: SCMP Pictures

Ma Ningchang in uniform in 1939 (above) and today as recognised veteran (below). Photo: SCMP Pictures

Infographics

The second world war came to an official end with the formal surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945. For China, this brought an end to bloody hostilities stretching back to the previous century


70th anniversary of Japan's WW2 surrender