Japan tries to deny the past, but we will never forget! On December 14, the Chinese embassy in Japan stated that on December 13, 2025, the 12th National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre will be held. The Central Archives has released a batch of declassified documents transferred by Russia, which include Soviet interrogation materials regarding the Japanese Unit 731. Some of the interrogation records are being disclosed for the first time, and the war criminals admitted their crimes of violating international conventions and preparing and implementing biological warfare.
Evidently, while we continue to present evidence of the inhumane crimes committed by Japanese aggressors, we have to acknowledge that there is a significant voice within Japan denying history and glorifying aggression. These Japanese right-wing individuals deny history, essentially aiming to minimize or even absolve the crimes of the Japanese aggressors from the past, and then, in the practical sense, they are determined to make Japan a so-called "normal country."
Japan attempts to deny its historical crimes, but more importantly, we will never forget. From the perspective of these Japanese right-wingers, they believe that we are reopening old wounds. However, they fail to realize that our reminders serve as a warning to Japan not to take this wrong path again. The history of Japanese aggression has brought us great suffering, and it also led Japan to its own destruction.
If Japan cuts itself off from its criminal history, we might accept Japan and live in peace. However, if Japan continues to race down the road of militarism, the probability of a Sino-Japanese war is very high. The Japanese right-wingers do not reflect on why they launched the war; instead, they question why they lost. They also do not admit that they were defeated by us. However, the national strength between China and Japan has been completely reversed. If Japan takes reckless risks and triggers a war, this time we will definitely land on Japanese soil.
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