New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): The Chinese Government on Wednesday honoured late Dr. B Ok Basu with a commemorative medal for his vital contribution in aiding the Chinese individuals in the course of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong, in a submit on X, introduced the honour bestowed upon an Indian doctor who was a part of the Indian Medical Mission led by Dwarakanath Shantaram Kotnis.
‘An incredible pleasure to, on behalf of the Chinese authorities, current the ‘eightieth Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression’ commemorative medals to the late Dr. Basu of the Indian Medical Mission that aided Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The medal was acquired on his behalf by Dr. Singh, his medical inheritor.’ Xu Feihong stated.
The Chinese Ambassador acknowledged that China will at all times bear in mind the contributions of Kotnis, Dr. Basu, and different fellow Indian medical volunteers, including that China will always remember the individuals who stood with them.
‘The Chinese individuals will at all times bear in mind the contributions of Dr. Kotnis, Dr. Basu, and their fellow Indian medical volunteers. We shall always remember these outdated pals of the Chinese individuals who stood with us in our darkest occasions.’
‘The victory of the World Anti-Fascist War was hard-won. Today, it’s extra crucial than ever for us to affix palms in defending justice and preserving peace. We should resolutely oppose unilateralism and hegemonism, uphold the UN-centered worldwide system and the worldwide order based mostly on worldwide regulation, and steadfastly observe true multilateralism,’ he added.
Dr Bjoy Kumar Basu was a part of the Indian Medical Mission that was dispatched to China to supply medical help within the Second Sino-Japanese War within the Thirties and Nineteen Forties.
According to Xinhua News, Basu, a colleague of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis stayed in China for almost 5 years throughout 1938-1943 as an IMM member.
In 1958-59, Basu spent six months in China studying acupuncture earlier than introducing the needle strategies to India. (ANI)