BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In his book Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945, Rana Mitter, British historian and professor of U.S.-Asia relations at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, offers a deeply researched account of China's war against Japanese aggression in the 1930s and 1940s and the country's long-overlooked role in the global fight against fascism.

In an exclusive interview with Beijing Review reporters Peng Jiawei and Tao Xing, Mitter discusses China's place among the Allies, how the war reshaped the country's international standing, and why this chapter of history remains underrepresented and why it matters now more than ever. Edited excerpts from their conversation follow:

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