Japan intends to protest rape of Nanking Nanjing massacre memory archives declared World Heritage | |-world memory heritage _ news

CNS, Nanjing, June 10 (reporter Zhu Xiaoying)-for China's Foreign Ministry issued on 10th of "intends to file Declaration of memory of the World Register of the Nanjing massacre in China," the news, that night, the Professor of History Department of Nanjing University, history of Republic of China Zhang Xianwen, Director of the Research Center at the school see it as significant, is once again proof that history: the Nanjing massacre cannot be denied.

Zhang Xianwen, said after the Declaration, the memory of the World International Advisory Committee will be to assess the claims, once the Nanjing massacre and other files and declare success, inclusion in the directory, which represents an affirmation of filings, nod to history.

Hua Chunying, a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry when the 10th held a regular press conference, was asked about "whether the Chinese Government will be forced by the Japanese comfort women's archives and documentation to declare the United Nations memory of the World Register" thing.

In this regard, Hua Chunying, said, the Chinese side about the Nanjing massacre and comfort women who were forced by the Japanese to declare some of the valuable historical records in order to keep history firmly in mind, cherish peace, upholding human dignity, in order to prevent such inhumane, against human rights, against repetition of human behavior in the future.

According to reports, the news came out, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, said at a press conference later, if it is true, Japan will be a protest.

Zhang Xianwen said Japanese forces "rebound" moves in its only to be expected, "the last few days, also criticised Kono Abe on comfort women on the issue of lack of faith leave to future generations a great curse". In his view, the recent Japan more obvious trend of right-wing forces, have taken a negative attitude on historical issues.

Zhang Xianwen, said the Nanjing massacre archive monthly, mainly of the second historical archives of China, Nanjing Nanjing municipal archives, the Japanese invading army killed in the Nanjing massacre Memorial Hall and other departments for the Joint Declaration.

The world memory heritage (Memory of the World) was launched in 1992 by UNESCO's literature preservation project, whose purpose is to the world is gradually aging, damaged and missing documentation, through international cooperation and the use of best technical means to rescue, human memory, more complete.

To June 2013, world Shang 100 a national of 299 copies literature collection selected has world memory directory, China has 9 copies literature heritage selected, respectively is: China traditional music recording archives, and in Qing dynasty Cabinet great extent made document, and East BA ancient literature, and in Qing dynasty Imperial big jinbang, and "style Thunder" building figure document, and Materia Medica compendium, and Huangdi within by, and overseas batch archives, and Yuan generation Tibet official archives. (End)

(Original title: scholars comment on the Nanjing massacre archive Declaration, such as memory of the World Register)

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23:43 June 10, 2014 China News Network