BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- China's commemoration of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War is not to incite hatred, but to inspire the global pursuit of peace, a senior Chinese scholar said on Monday.

"This triumph crushed Japanese militarists' colonial ambitions against China," said Wang Junwei, director of the Academic and Editorial Committee of the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

"It also ended China's national humiliation from repeated defeats to foreign aggression in modern times," he added at a press conference.

"The victory restored China's standing as a major country, earning its people the respect from peace-loving nations," Wang stated.

"Critically, it fortified the Chinese people's resolve for national independence, freedom and liberation," the scholar told the media.

He noted that victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression marked a historic turning point for the Chinese nation, transforming its journey from enduring significant crises to achieving great rejuvenation, and that this event is considered an integral part of the World Anti-Fascist War.

"By condemning and exposing the aggressor's brutal atrocities and serious catastrophes brought to the humanity, we work jointly to prevent the recurrence of such historical tragedies, securing peaceful progress for all peoples," Wang said.

China has designated Sept. 3 as Victory Day to commemorate the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on Sept. 2, 1945. To mark the 80th anniversary of this victory, the country will hold a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, along with ceremonies to confer medals, international seminars and other memorial activities.

The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was fought from 1931 to 1945. It was the first major conflict and the longest-running campaign in the World Anti-Fascist War. The war resulted in over 35 million Chinese military and civilian casualties. ■