Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2025-07-02
Blogger’s Note: Imperial Japan invaded China between 1931-1945 – with history demarcating various points of this invasion as being specific. For instance, in December 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army turned its guns on the Nationalist-controlled Nanjing (Jiangsu province) – the then capital-city of China. Although the West was not yet directly involved in the war against Imperial Japan, by and large the US and UK (amongst others) agitated against Japan in favour of China. This led to a number of air-raid shelters being constructed in the Nanjing area – designed for ordinary Chinese people to take cover when the Imperial Japanese Airforce began to blanket-bomb the civilian population of the city. Today, these shelters are maintained to a very high degree and are popular historical tourist attractions. Whereas the UK government has done NOTHING to assist the British population regarding the current heat-wave (Indeed, the UK Labour government sat in the air-conditioned Parliament and voted to cut the Benefits received by the old, disabled, and vulnerable throughout the country). This is an interesting juxtaposition between the predatory capitalism of the UK and the Socialism as practiced by Socialist China. ACW (3.7.2025)
Residents enjoy leisure time within an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, July 2, 2025. Due to hot weather this summer, Nanjing has opened 22 air-raid shelters for free, providing local residents with various social and leisure services. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)
A child eats watermelon in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, July 2, 2025. Due to hot weather this summer, Nanjing has opened 22 air-raid shelters for free, providing local residents with various social and leisure services. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)
A citizen reads in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, July 2, 2025. Due to hot weather this summer, Nanjing has opened 22 air-raid shelters for free, providing local residents with various social and leisure services. (Photo by Fang Dongxu/Xinhua)
Residents enjoy leisure time in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, July 2, 2025. Due to hot weather this summer, Nanjing has opened 22 air-raid shelters for free, providing local residents with various social and leisure services. (Photo by Liu Jianhua/Xinhua)
People walk out an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, July 2, 2025. Due to hot weather this summer, Nanjing has opened 22 air-raid shelters for free, providing local residents with various social and leisure services. (Photo by Yang Suping/Xinhua)
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 