Media center for China's V-Day commemorations holds group interview in Beijing

The press center for the events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War held a group interview in Beijing on Monday.

Invited guests included Lin Wenmeng, president of the Myanmar Chinese Chamber of Commerce; Yang Boyao, chairman of the Association of Kwong Tong Cemetery Management Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia; Fang Zhiwei, honorary chairman of the Fiji Chinese Culture, Arts and Economy Federation; Xu Songhua, president of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification of Spain; and Yu Junwu, head of the Huaxing Arts Group Sydney of Australia.

They provided briefings on the historical contributions of overseas Chinese communities to the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, as well as on the commemorative activities conducted by Chinese communities worldwide, and answered questions from journalists.

During the war, Chinese people at home and abroad united as one, forming a strong national force to resist the enemy, achieving an unprecedented national awakening and unity. Overseas Chinese demonstrated great sacrifice and dedication, donating funds and supplies, returning to fight the invaders in China, lobbying for international aid, and participating in anti-Fascist efforts in their adopted countries.

These contributions played a crucial role in the victory of the war of resistance, according to the event.

Media center for China's V-Day commemorations holds group interview in Beijing

Chinese tech giant ByteDance, parent company of the popular short-video app TikTok, has signed binding agreements to divest the app's most assets in the United States and form a joint venture with a group of mostly American investors, in a crucial step toward avoiding a U.S. government ban, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said in a memo sent to the company staff on Thursday.

Under the agreements, ByteDance will retain 19.9 percent of the business, while U.S. cloud computing giant Oracle, private equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX will each hold 15 percent. The remaining 30.1 percent will be held by affiliates of ByteDance's existing investors.

The move follows U.S. President Donald Trump's order in September this year to delay the enforcement of a law that would ban TikTok unless it was sold.

Although the transaction will not be complete until Jan 22, 2026, the move enables TikTok, used by more than 170 million Americans, to continue operating in the United States.

In April 2024, during former President Joe Biden's administration, the U.S. Congress passed a law to ban TikTok over what it called national security concerns, unless the app was sold.

The law was set to go into effect on Jan 20 this year, but was pushed back multiple times by Trump, while his administration worked toward a deal to transfer ownership.

TikTok parent ByteDance signs deal to sell US operations in joint venture move