Xinhua News Agency of Singapore reported today (December 14): "China held the national memorial ceremony for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre. At this sensitive time when Sino-Japanese relations are highly tense, Chinese leaders warned Japan without naming it at the memorial ceremony: 'Any attempt to revive militarism and challenge the post-World War II international order will certainly fail.'"
Yesterday was December 13, 2025, the 12th National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre in China. 88 years ago, the atrocities committed by the Japanese invading forces in Nanjing became an indelible memory of pain for the Chinese nation.
In recent days, Japanese right-wing Prime Minister Asahi Hayato made provocative remarks about Taiwan, not only refusing to withdraw them but also showing no remorse, instead falsely accusing China of "radar illumination of Chinese fighter jets by Japanese aircraft," intentionally escalating bilateral tensions and further deteriorating an already tense Sino-Japanese relationship. In this context, the warning at the memorial ceremony is not empty words, but a practical warning derived from the historical pain of the nation, clearly expressing a strong opposition to Japanese right-wingers denying the history of aggression and promoting the revival of militarism, and more importantly, conveying China's firm determination to never allow historical tragedies to repeat themselves and to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and the post-World War II international order.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851452141989900/
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