World / Lessons from history

For archaeologist, bones speak

[2015-09-01 07:45]

As the youngest staff member at the Forced Laborers Memorial Hall in Northeast China's Jilin province, Pan Sijie is a keeper of the remains.

Son of miner recounts Japan's wartime atrocities

[2015-08-31 20:46]

Gao Duoxian, 83, son of a miner forced to work for the Japanese during World War II in northeast China's Liaoning province, can still recall the scene when his father was taken away.

Japanese medic committed vivisections on Chinese people: confession

[2015-08-31 17:01]

A Japanese war criminal confessed to torturing and performing vivisections on Chinese people during Japan's War of Aggression against China, according to a written archive released Monday.

Japan's Unit 731

[2015-08-31 14:36]

The site of Unit 731 is by far the largest historical monument to biological warfare in world war history. Evidence of Japanese crimes against humanity is on display.

War commemoration reminder that the horror must never be repeated

[2015-08-31 08:10]

The decision to hold a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II serves important domestic and global purposes.

Japanese soldiers burned Chinese civilians to death: confession

[2015-08-30 16:43]

Japanese World War II soldiers burned Chinese civilians to death and raped numerous women during their invasion of China, according to a war criminal's confession published by the State Archives Administration on Sunday.

Japanese war criminal confessed to fiendish torture

[2015-08-29 21:36]

A Japanese World War II soldier killed Chinese citizens through fiendish methods of torture that included shoving a sweet potato up a woman's vagina, according to his confession published by the State Archives Administration on Saturday

China plays crucial WWII role by confronting Axis powers in Asia

[2015-08-29 15:07]

The Chinese people's contribution to the victory in World War II has been significantly underestimated until recently, said Nikolay Samoylov, an East Asia expert at St. Petersburg State University.

A window to WWII and path to peace

[2015-08-29 07:20]

True friendships are often forged in difficult times, and that is what happened between the American and Chinese peoples during WWII.

Park's visit reflects rising mutual trust

[2015-08-29 07:20]

Park's visit shows China and the ROK are eager to inject new vitality into their overall ties and deepen political mutual trust.

Japanese soldiers systematically gang-raped Chinese women: confession

[2015-08-28 18:20]

Japanese World War II soldiers systematically gang-raped Chinese women, according to a war criminal's confession published by the State Archives Administration on Friday.

Hong Kong recalls the darkest days of war

[2015-08-28 07:41]

Survivors of the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong have never forgotten the grim struggle for survival from 1941 to 1945.