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Memorial days plan drawn up

Two national memorial days are to be marked, according to draft resolutions being reviewed by the top legislature.

Dates Japan cannot deny

The brutalities committed by the Japanese invaders left a lasting scar in the hearts of the Chinese people.

China slams Japan over controversial moves

A Chinese spokeswoman on Tuesday hit back at Japanese criticism regarding China's military expansion and demanded Japanese leaders confess to a recent string of controversial moves.

China grills Japan on nuclear policies

A Chinese spokeswoman on Tuesday urged Japan to stick to the path of peaceful development as the Japanese cabinet plans to ease its self-imposed restrictions on arms exports by not ruling out delivering weapons to nations involved in international conflicts.

Experts: Memorial Day a warning to Japanese Right

Japan must correctly look at China’s move to establish the two memorial and commemorative days and own up to its past, Qu said.

China plans Nanjing Massacre memorial day

Chinese lawmakers are mulling making December 13 a national memorial day to commemorate those killed by Japanese aggressors during the Nanjing Massacre in the 1930s.

China plans national days on Nanjing Massacre, anti-Japanese war victory

China's top legislature is considering designating Sept 3 as the Victory Day of the anti-Japanese War, and Dec 13 as the Nanjing Massacre memorial day.

Nanjing Massacre

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

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

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.

Japan's pro-nuke voices worry world

China has urged the Japanese government to make clear its stance on right-wing activists' latest pro-nuclear weapons statements.