September 18, 2024

Air raid sirens sounded in cities across China, ordinary citizens paid silent tributes, historical materials disclosed for the first time unfolded once again the tortured history to the public, and social media was flooded with messages of "Never Forget the National Humiliation"! 

China observed the 93rd anniversary of the September 18 Incident on Wednesday, marking a day of paying a poignant tribute to the past and making a clarion call for peace.

While the war has long since ended, recent developments have reignited concerns among peace-loving people in China and the wider international community. Japan's record military budget and provocative words and actions on the Taiwan question and South China Sea issues, coupled with the controversial ritual offering by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the infamous Yasukuni Shrine last month, have raised alarms about the dangerous trend of turning right in Japanese politics, observers warn.

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