…aggressions during WWII.
"Amid continued tensions in Northeast Asia over historical and territorial issues, China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has designated two national days to highlight Japanese aggressions during the Second World War.
The Chinese government singled out September 3rd as "Victory Day in the War Against Japanese Aggression" to coincide with Japan's surrender to the allied forces in the Second World War on September 2nd, 1945.
China also designated December 13th as a "Day to Remember Victims of the Nanjing Massacre."
Japanese forces captured the Chinese city of Nanjing on December 13, 1937 and for a six-week period carried out crimes against humanity on the city's citizens.
The estimated number of people killed by Japanese troops during the incident ranges from 40-thousand to over 300-thousand…"
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And in the other hand…
Japan plays down new China WWII national days.
"Tokyo on Friday played down Beijing's approval of national remembrance days to commemorate the Nanjing Massacre and Japan's defeat in World War II, saying it was a "domestic matter" for China.
The move is the latest in a vitriolic diplomatic spat between Asia's two largest economies, who are at loggerheads over disputed territory and differing interpretations of their shared history.
State media in China reported Thursday that the National People's Congress, the rubberstamp parliament, had designated September 3 as victory day and December 13 as a day to remember those killed when imperial troops raped and pillaged the then-capital of Nanjing…"
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No love between them both!.
Amicalement
Armand
