📰 In a recent press briefing, China’s defense spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang called on Japan to accelerate the cleanup of abandoned chemical weapons (ACWs) left on the Chinese mainland. He emphasized that restoring safe, clean land to local communities must happen as soon as possible.
📜 Newly released archives and images have shed light on wartime atrocities. Thousands of pages from Unit 731—Japan’s notorious germ-warfare unit—diaries of invaders in Hebei, and photos from the Guangdong invasion reveal a dark history of biological attacks and mass killings.
💬 “These brutal acts of aggression and inhumane warfare brought horrific disasters to the Chinese people and many Asian communities,” Zhang said. He stressed that the evidence is irrefutable and must never be forgotten.
🔔 Marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Zhang urged Japan to deeply reflect on its historical crimes, speed up ACW disposal, and return clean land to residents of the Chinese mainland.
🌍 For students, entrepreneurs, and travelers alike, this reminder from history highlights the importance of accountability and the ongoing impact of past conflicts on our shared future.
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China urges Japan to speed up disposal of abandoned chemical weapons
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