On December 13, 2025, the Central Archives of the Chinese mainland announced it had received a batch of Russian-provided documents shedding new light on Japan's Unit 731, a secret WWII biological warfare unit. Zhou Zhenfan, deputy director of the Preservation Department at the Central Archives, told a CGTN reporter these records provide irrefutable proof of human experiments and biowarfare crimes.
Unit 731, based in the Manchurian region during the 1930s and early 1940s, conducted gruesome experiments – testing pathogens on living victims and violating every rule of humanity. The newly surfaced files – reports, photographs and testimonies – spell out the unit's blatant breaches of international conventions.
"The evidence in these files clearly shows the unit's blatant breaches of international conventions. We must study these records to ensure such horrors never repeat," said Zhou.
For young people today, this archive release offers more than a history lesson – it's a call to champion peace and empathy. Think of it like discovering a real-life plot twist in a historical drama 🎬. These pages challenge us: how can we build a future without repeating the mistakes of the past?
Let's honor the memories of those who suffered by choosing compassion over conflict. 🕊️
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Archives on Japan's Unit 731 crimes: A stark reminder to cherish peace
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