This day, 8 January, in 1938, Canadian doctor Norman Bethune led a medical team from Vancouver to China to support Chinese people in the Second Sino-Japanese War. He actively treated both soldiers and civilians to later die in the line of duty in Tang County, Hebei Province. In his article, “In Memory of Norman Bethune”, Mao Zedong wrote, “We must all learn the spirit of absolute selflessness from him”.
1938年1月8日的这一天，加拿大医生Norman Bethune带领一支医疗队从温哥华前往中国，在第二次中日战争中支持中国人民。 他积极治疗士兵和平民，后来在河北省唐县当值阵亡。 毛泽东在他的文章《纪念Norman Bethune》中写道：“我们都必须向他学习绝对无私的精神”。
