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Speech at the national memorial ceremony to the victims of the Nanjing massacre

(December 13, 2014, morning)

XI Jinping

Compatriots, comrades and friends:

Today, we are here to solemnly held a national memorial ceremony to the victims of the Nanjing massacre, and cherish the memory of the innocent victims of the Nanjing massacre, and remember all the tragic Japan aggressors killing compatriots honor for the Chinese people's victory in the revolutionary martyrs gave their lives and national hero, expressing the noble aspirations of the Chinese people unswervingly follow the road of peaceful development, declared the Chinese people keep history firmly in mind, never forget the past, cherish peace and create a better future for this steadfastness.

On July 7, 1937, Japan aggressors flagrantly launched an all-out war of aggression against China, and brought great sufferings to the Chinese people, China's urban and rural flames and smoke everywhere, Renmin abyss of misery, suffering, China chidiqianli, epiaobianye.

On December 13, 1937, the Japanese invading troops barbarian incursions into the city, creating the traumatic Nanjing massacre, 300,000 people were killed, countless women raped and destroyed, countless children were murdered, one-third buildings have been destroyed, a large number of properties were looted. Created by the Japanese invading army such a savage massacre tragedies, history of the second world war "three major tragedies", is one of the horrendous crimes against humanity, is a very dark chapter in human history.

Touching is that in those bloody days of the Nanjing massacre, mutual assistance and mutual support of our compatriots, many international friends are also at risk for risk in a variety of ways to protect people in Nanjing, and recorded with Japan the cruelty of the invaders. They are Germany's John H. D. Rabe, and Denmark's beienhaer·xindebeige and the United States of John Magee and others. On their humanitarian spirit and fearless Act, the Chinese people will never forget.

Japan invaders made Nanjing massacre shocked the world, shocked the conscience of all people. After the victory of World War II, the far East International Military Tribunal and trial of war criminals in China of military tribunals, an investigation of the Nanjing massacre and legally to make qualitative and findings, a group of people with blood on their hands of Japan war crimes trial and severely punished by law and justice, on the pillar of shame was ever in the history.

History will not change over time, and it will not disappear from tongue denies. Nanjing massacre irrefutable evidence and should not be tampered with. The fact that anyone who wants to deny the Nanjing massacre, history will not promise, 300,000 souls of the innocent victims will not accept, the 1.3 billion Chinese people will not accept, all peace-and justice-loving people of the world have lately.

Compatriots, comrades and friends!

The Chinese people and the Chinese nation has brute force, the courage to prevail over them without being overwhelmed by the enemy hero. Extremely brutal, extremely brutal face of Japan aggressors, has the great patriotic spirit of the Chinese people did not give up, but to summon unprecedented fight a bloody battle with the invaders, determined the triumphalism of the anti-Japanese national salvation. Call and lead by the Communist Party, concerted action by the various positive forces of the whole nation, Chinese enemy unflinchingly furiously, and jointly resisting foreign invaders.

After 8 years of bitter fighting, casualties were people paying heavy price of 35 million people, with life and blood to defeat Japan invader, won the great victory of the war of the Chinese people, and also as a significant contribution to the victory of the anti-fascist war of the world.

The Chinese people's victory in the war, compose the indomitable resistance alien invasion epic, completely destroyed in modern times after repeated foreign invasions, China's national humiliation, greatly enhanced the confidence and pride of the Chinese nation, but also for the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China opened up the right path to achieve national rejuvenation has created important conditions.

Compatriots, comrades and friends!

Since ancient times, is the most enduring human aspiration for peace. Peaceful warm like the Sun, like rain as moist. Sun and rain, all creatures can thrive. There is peace and stability, humans can better realize their dreams.

History tells us that peace is needed to secure that peace is needed to maintain the. Everyone cherish peace and only peace, only everyone and remember the bitter lessons of the war, there is hope for peace.

We held a memorial ceremony for the victims of the Nanjing massacre, is to appeal to every kind of people yearning for peace and your commitment to it, rather than to perpetuate hatred. Sino-Japanese friendship for generations between the two peoples, take history as a mirror and facing the future, jointly contribute to peace for mankind.

To forget history means betrayal, denying guilt means that repeated. We should not, because a few Japanese militarists launched wars of aggression in a nation hostile to the nation, war guilt in the few militarists and not the people, but people should not forget the aggressors had committed serious crimes. All ignored the history of aggression, all properties of beautifying the war of aggression, no matter how much say it again, no matter how high-sounding says, are a danger to peace and justice to humanity. The wrong words and deeds, peace-and justice-loving people must be on high alert, are firmly opposed.

Compatriots, comrades and friends!

"Worried now, Cha Gu; I do not know him, and see it. "After more than 100 years of modern, Chinese people had many times in the past war ordeal, understand the preciousness of peace. The jungle is not the way to human coexistence, militarism is not against the peace plan. Peace, not war, in cooperation rather than confrontation, is the eternal theme of social progress of mankind.

Just now, we as a National Memorial to the victims of the Nanjing massacre Ding solemnly opened. We set up this tripod, is to announce it to the world "manifest the past, warned warned future generations" and "Yong Shi Fu forget wish for peace" wish.

At now, we to comfort all in Nanjing massacre massacre in the unfortunately died of compatriots were, comfort all in Japan invasion China war in the unfortunately dead of compatriots were, comfort all in modern yilai China fight foreign aggression in the heroic sacrifice of compatriots were, comfort all in for towards national independent, and people liberation and national prosperity, and people happiness of great struggle in the heroic dedicated of compatriots were: today of China, has became a has defend people peace life strong capacity of great national, Chinese butcher, and Suffering from the era of bullying is over, people are daring to walk along the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, for the realization of "two 100 year" aims and achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation the Chinese dream and struggle. Incomparably bright development prospects of the Chinese nation.

At this very moment, the Chinese people will solemnly tell the international community: today's China are strongly advocates and powerful defender of world peace, the Chinese people will firmly maintain the lofty cause of peace and development of mankind, willing to cooperate sincerely with the peoples to unite to build a lasting peace and common prosperity in the world and work hand in hand!

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