On Feb 27, 2014, China's top legislature approved two new national days, namely the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims, to commemorate Nanjing Massacre victims and all those killed during Japanese aggression against China.
Victory Day: Sept 3 - the day after Japan officially surrendered in 1945;
National Memorial Day: Dec 13 – the day Japan occupied Nanjing in 1937 and began a six-week massacre.
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China releases online videos documenting Nanjing Massacre
China's State Archives Administration (SAA) released a 10 minute video on its website on Sunday documenting the Nanjing Massacre.
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Memorial hall adds to Nanjing victims list
The Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders has collected 87 new names of victims, which have been engraved on its wailing wall that already held 10,418 names.
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Nanjing Massacre victims honored
A number of documentaries have been shown and books published in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, one month before a national memorial day to honor the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
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China adopts textbooks on Nanjing Massacre ahead of memorial day
Chinese middle school students in east China's Jiangsu province received textbooks about the Nanjing Massacre on Thursday, one month before a national memorial day to remember the event.
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Nanjing Massacre museum to be renovated for first memorial day
China's Nanjing Massacre museum will be temporarily closed for maintenance and renovation, the museum announced Saturday.
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China begins publishing Nanjing Massacre testimonies
China has begun to publish oral testimonies of 100 survivors of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, in the latest move to refute Japanese politicians' denial of Japan's World War II aggression.
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Nation inaugurates memorial website for Nanjing Massacre
China has launched a national memorial website to honor the Chinese victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
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Online memorial dedicated to memory of Nanjing Massacre victims
China launched a national memorial website on Sunday to allow the public to commemorate victims of the Nanjing Massacre committed by Japanese troops during World War II.
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Passing of memorial days hailed
Ministry says Sept 3, Dec 13 act as reminders of Japanese atrocities
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Memorial days set for mourning Nanjing Massacre
The news shows that a draft resolution to be reviewed by the top legislature will set Dec 13 as an official day to commemorate victims of the Nanjing Massacre and all Chinese killed by Japanese invaders.
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