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The Burma Road to YunnanPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn, March 7, 2008 6:31 AM
A 1945 newsreel showing U.S., British and Chinese troops, led by General Stilwell, transporting supplies to Chongqing on the newly opened Burma Road to support the Chinese against imperial Japan. There are also scenes from the China's interior of Chinese civilians fleeing before the Japanese army. |
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Comments on The Burma Road to Yunnan
This is obviously imperialist American and British propaganda, as China under the leadership of Mao ZEdong and the communist party clearly defeated the Japanese single handedly...
Get your facts straight or you risk hurting the feelings of the Chinese people.
I agree with Hunxuer. Everything good and noble that has happened since the beginning of time can be traced to the glorious leadership of Mao Zedong and the all-knowing benevolence of the CCP. And they did it singlehandedly. The PLA's swift and decisive military victories over the Japanese throughout the south pacific have served as the model for all battles before or since. In fact, Sun Tzu based his theories on Mao's writings.
Interesting newsreel, but it's wrong when it says Ledo is in Burma - Ledo is in Assam, India, where the "Stillwell Road" or Pick's Pike started. A heroic engineering achievement that was finished just in time for the end of WW2!
"In fact, Sun Tzu based his theories on Mao's writings." Of course. And Confucius, after reading Mao's thoughts, came up with all his teachings too. Huangdi established his empire using the military genius as documented in Mao's Selected Works too.
Mao's thought also had great influence in the western world as well. The Greek philosophers started using discourse to debate and develop their philosophy only after they heard from Mao debating will clarify truth.
NO! Above posters are ALL wrong --MZD was an INVENTION of those DCC (damned Chinese Commies). He NEVER EXISTED, or else he was just a PEASANT who lived in the boondocks, somewhere in China. Take your pick. (W-t-h is history, after all!)
back from short holiday. Sad to discover my comment (critical of above posters) censored. wonder why...in forum trumpeting free-speech...
Absolutely brilliant footage! I love these old newsreels, especially about China history. They really do help flesh out a context for what's happening in the world today and especially in China. And whether one agrees with the points of view of the time, one has to appreciate they are the roots and stems from which we draw so much of our thinking and behaviour today.
I do hope you're able to dig up more footage and let us know about them.