World / History

The Truth of Diaoyu Islands - War crimes

[2014-04-15 18:22]

Hollywood writer and director Chris D. Nebe’s 40-minute documentary which traces the history of the Diaoyu Islands premiered last month.

The Truth of Diaoyu Islands - The Treaty of Shimonoseki

[2014-04-15 18:22]

Hollywood writer and director Chris D. Nebe’s 40-minute documentary which traces the history of the Diaoyu Islands premiered last month.

Witnesses carried the truth about history

[2014-03-24 08:15]

Diaries shed lights on massacre, Yang Yang reports in Nanjing

Japan promises to follow 'Kono Statement' on sex slavery

[2014-03-24 17:19]

Japan reiterated that it will uphold its apology for wartime sex slavery after an aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a new statement on the issue.

Framing the fight

[2014-03-16 10:07]

An exhibition captures more than 50 years of war between Japan and China.

Nanjing Massacre

[2014-02-25 18:23]

During the Japanese occupation of China, an estimated 30 million Chinese were killed. In the Rape of Nanking or Nanking Massacre, at least 369,366 people were slaughtered and 80,000 women were raped by Japanese invasion troops.

The war in brief

[2014-02-25 18:21]

September 18, 1931 
Japanese troops provocatively destroyed a section of railway in north Shenyang and attacked the Chinese garrison at Beidaying, Shenyang, on the same night, this led to the "September 18th incident."

September 19, 1931 
In the morning, the Japanese army occupied Shenyang. Because the Kuomintang government ordered "nonresistance," the Japanese forces occupied major cities and towns in Liaoning province in few days.

September 23, 1931 
Chiang Kai-shek gave a speech in which he went so far as to order the army and the people to "take the rough with the smooth and wait for the judgment of the League of Nations."

The War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45)

[2014-02-25 17:48]

The Japanese aggression caused 35 million deaths and casualties of Chinese people and US$600 billion of economic losses in China. China won the war eight years later.

Major issues in China-Japan relations over the past 40 years

[2013-10-15 16:15]

1970s - Normalization of Sino-Japanese Relations

1980s - Considerable progress made in Sino-Japanese relations

1990s - Bilateral structural change and warmer economic exchanges

Early 2000s - Cooling down


2005-2010 - Revival of Sino-Japanese relations

2010-now - Deterioration of Sino-Japanese relations

US encourages Japan to handle historical issues positively

[2014-03-11 10:19]

The United States said that it was encouraging Japan's leadership to handle the historical issues in a manner that contributes to better ties with neighboring nations.

Tokyo says apology will not be revised

[2014-03-11 10:01]

Japan has no plan to revise a landmark 1993 apology over wartime sex slavery, the government's top spokesman said on Monday.
Japan not to revise Kono statement on 'comfort women'
China vows no compromise with Japan on history

China vows no compromise with Japan on history

[2014-03-10 11:04]

China pledged to defend "each inch" of its territory and ruled out any possibilities of compromise on history and territory issues with Japan.