Chinese and foreign reporters revealed China’s war of resistance behind enemy lines chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-24 06:40 Share CLOSE
Editor s Note: To celebrate the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, we are launching the 100 CPC Stories in 100 Days series, featuring foreigners who witnessed and participated in the CPC s history and helped the world better understand the CPC. The following is the six
th story of the series.
In June 1944, Yan an greeted a special group of guests a team of 21 Chinese and foreign reporters visiting China s northwest. They included foreign correspondents Günther Stein, Israel Epstein, Harrison Forman, Maurice Votaw, Father Cormac Shanahan, as well as reporters from news agencies in the then Kuomintang-controlled areas. The isolated Yan an, the mysterious CPC, and the little-known yet magnificent war of resistance against Japan behind enemy lines were unveiled to the