CCTV9英语新闻：恢复的日本战时文件引起公众的注意

89 newly deciphered Japanese wartime archives have been recently unveiled. While these records refute Japan’s denial of war-crimes against China, these have reopened wounds of wartime atrocities 1. Reporter Guan Yang digs deep into the archive and revisits history once again.

More than 100,000 historical documents related to the Japanese invasion in China were unveiled in Changchun in the 1950s. But the gems 2 were some 89 files. These were re-released by the Jilin Provincial 3 archives—with message unencrypted after half a century of restoration.

"As the shocking facts committed by Japanese troops emerged, those who work on restoring the files went through painful emotions. As the housekeeper 4 of the darkest moment in China’s history we’ve been very professional to not let negative feelings get in the way of revealing the truth." Yin Huai, director of Jilin Provincial Archive, said. 

These files are fired as bullets in a vigorous counter-attack against Japan’s domestic right-wing forces, who have denied Japan’s wartime crimes committed against China on many occasions. It has also brought the China-Japan ties to a record low.

"These 89 files have surfaced as US president Barack Obama makes a state visit to Japan, during which the Japanese right-wing politicians were having false hopes on gaining some sort of support from the US. They need to re-consider their proposition after being urged to face up to history by Obama." Jiang Lifeng, research fellow on China-Japan relation at Chinese Academy Of Social Sciences, said. 

Changchun is home to the Puppet Manchurian Palace which was built when Japan took China’s northeast by force. The archive is sparing no effort to restore the rest of the 100,000 files. And hopes are high that more evidence in China’s favor will be discovered.

"I think China, as a big nation will stand firm against those who attempt to distort history during the wartime." Changchun resident He Qiumeng said. 

"People of my age remember what happened in history, and it is important to let the younger generation know those atrocities disclosed by the files." Changchun resident Wen Hong said. 

As more research into the Japanese archives continue, truth gets poured into old wounds and war atrocities take a trip down memory lane.

Considering the fact that nearly 100,000 Japanese files were retrieved 5 in the 1950s, these 89 wartime documents made to public are just the tip of the iceberg 6 proving the atrocities committed by the Japanese forces in China. But even these 89 files are enough to silence those who would try and deny history.