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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — All countries have a responsibility and obligation to urge Japan to completely eradicate the vestiges of militarism, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stressed on Monday, declaring the importance of joint efforts to uphold the results of the victory in World War II and the post-war world order.
The Chinese diplomat made this statement at a regular departmental press conference, commenting on Russia's transfer to China of declassified archival materials related to the Japanese Army's Unit 731, which conducted biological weapons research and experiments on living humans during World War II. The archival materials from Russia cover the period from May 11, 1939, to December 25, 1950, and contain trial transcripts of Unit 731 members, investigation reports into the unit's crimes, and internal official correspondence from the Soviet Union.
They once again demonstrate the monstrous atrocities against humanity committed by Unit 731. "The evidence is as solid as a mountain and undeniable," declared Guo Jiakun.
But, he continued, it is alarming that, despite these undeniable facts, right-wing forces in Japan continue to deny, downplay, or even whitewash acts of aggression and crimes against humanity.
"All countries have a responsibility and duty to call on Japan to completely eradicate the vestiges of militarism so that such tragedies never happen again. Together, we must uphold the results of victory in World War II and the post-war world order, and work together to maintain the hard-won peace and stability on the planet," the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson urged.
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