In pics: international friends in Shanghai during the World Anti-Fascist War

The Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression kicked off in the 1930s. Shanghai city was also under the Japanese furious brutality at that time. Foreigners witnessed the crime committed by the Japanese troops and at the same time also felt Chinese people's heroic unyielding fighting spirit, which prompted them to join in the fight against the Japanese aggression. Some were news reporters who dared to go to the front, some directly took part in the armed struggle, some provided medical services and some helped intelligence-gathering. Arduous years of the World Anti-Fascist War have seen the deep friendship between international friends and Shanghaineses as well as the rest of the Chinese people. Here is a gallery of some international friends. (Eastday/ Jiang Wenran)