Western mainstream narratives of World War II (or what we prefer to call the World Anti-Fascist War) often begin with the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939 or the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941. For the next eight years, the Chinese people fought an existential War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. According to new research by Tricontinental, 8.7 million colonial subjects died during the World Anti-Fascist War – ten times the Anglo-American death toll. ‘Might may rule the moment, but right prevails forever. On 17 September, Tricontinental Asia organised a webinar to reflect on the anniversary of the 9.18 incident – an often-overlooked origin of the World Anti-Fascist War.