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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
KUNMING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, the 80th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, called on the Japanese side to learn from history to gain respect and avoid going down the wrong path again.
Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks at a media briefing following the 10th Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Lancang-Mekong River Cooperation (LMC), explaining China's position on historical issues.
“I would like to reaffirm China’s position on this special day,” Wang Yi stressed, noting that 80 years ago, Japan suffered defeat, accepted the Potsdam Declaration and announced its unconditional surrender.
The war of aggression unleashed by Japanese militarists has caused great suffering to the people of China and other Asian countries. The Japanese people themselves have also suffered deeply from it, he said.
“A number of international documents, including the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations, clearly defined Japan’s responsibility for the war and demanded the return of the territories stolen from China, including Taiwan,” Wang Yi said. He added that this is an indisputable result of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and an important part of the post-war world order.
However, even today, some forces in Japan continue to glorify their aggression, deny it, distort and falsify history, and even seek to rehabilitate war criminals, the minister said.
He stressed that such actions are contemptible and bring shame on Japan. They challenge the UN Charter, the post-war world order, human conscience and the peoples of all the victorious countries.
"Only by looking at history soberly can one earn respect; only by learning from history can one open up a better future; only by remembering the past can one avoid going astray again. We urge Japan to make the right choice," Wang Yi concluded. -0-
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