The State Council Information Office (SCIO) organized a media trip from July 22-26 to China's Shanxi and Hunan provinces, inviting journalists to visit memorial facilities and historical sites of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The group included foreign correspondents from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia, and they conducted interviews with veterans of the war as well as families of fallen heroes.

Reporters visit the Eighth Route Army Taihang Memorial Hall in Changzhi, Shanxi province, July 23, 2025. [Photo by Liu Jian/China SCIO]