Website launched to commemorate Nanjing massacre
Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu
province, launched on Monday an English website to advocate world peace and
reveal Japanese wartime atrocities in 1937.
Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu province, launched on Monday an English website to advocate world peace and reveal Japanese wartime atrocities in 1937.
"December 13 will be the 68th anniversary of Nanjing Massacre. We launch this website to make more people around the world know about the Japanese wartime crime," said Zhu Chengshan, curator of the Nanjing Museum Commemorating Victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
Japanese troops occupied Nanjing on Dec. 13, 1937, and launched a six-week long massacre. Historical records show that more than 300,000 Chinese people, not only disarmed soldiers but also civilians, were slain in the holocaust.
Americans get stuck into emotional conflict over the Asian phase of WW2 -- because of our use of the atomic bomb and our own concentration camps for Japanese-American citizens. We still need to refresh and relearn all aspects of history. Otherwise, you don’t stand a chance of making informed decisions.
Posted: Tue - December 13, 2005 at 07:12 AM