Chinese men fought in the First World War

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Do you know 140,000 Chinese men fought in the First World War in Europe? The year 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of China declaring war on Germany and joining the struggle for Europe’s freedom during the First World War. The fact that China even participated in this Europe-wide struggle is largely unknown both in the West and China, and one of the noblest and most interesting aspects of China’s contribution to defeating Germany’s dream of a Europe united under the heel of its boot is all but forgotten. This is the story of the Chinese Labour Corps, a 140,000-strong body of men, without whom victory over the German Kaiser may have been impossible.