Thanks for the post.
Another unfortunate story of soldiers being used and abused. Honestly politicians should take up arms and fight for once to see just how it feels before deciding to uproot or discard human beings.
And 900 eurasian children?? Boy those sailors have been busy
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LIVERPOOL, Britain, Jan. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- It was freezing at the seafront. But for many of the dozens of people gathering here on Monday afternoon in the Pier Head of Britain's port city along the Atlantic, it was a warming moment long overdue.
A plaque dedicated to the memory of Chinese seamen who had served in British merchant fleet during the first and second World War was unveiled about half a century too late, thanks to the persistent efforts of a group calling themselves "Dragons of the Pool" -- children of the Chinese seamen who had married local British during the war years.
This piece of history is indeed largely unknown not only to the British but also to the Chinese.
Thousands of the Chinese sailors lost their lives to the Atlantic during attacks from German submarines and as part of the British fleet, the Chinese sailors played an important role to Britain's victory in the war.
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Looks like the whole world has a habit of overlooking asian soldier's contribution to WW2
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