Nanking Massacre: Genocide In China

Genocide in Asia
Nanking Massacre
History of Region
Nanjing is a momentous city that dates back to around 6,000 years ago when farmers originally civilized the land. However, the oldest recorded fact about the city is the wall built around the southwest corner of the presently known Zhonghua Gate. The wall was built in the year of 472 BC by the King of the Yue State, named Gou Jian. Throughout history, this city has been renamed numerous times (around 40 times) and it served as China’s capital for more than 10 dynasties. Nevertheless, it was not until much later that the city flourished and experienced prosperity. The city initially experienced opulence when it was named state capital by the Emperor of Wuchang, Sun Quan, in September of the
It is from war that we learned from our mistakes and know what not to repeat again. It is from war that we learned from right to wrong and it is from war that we learned from humane to ruthlessness. However, denying the past is essentially erroneous and selfish. We all learn from our mistakes and that is how we as humans improve, but refusing to believe facts that have already proven to be absolutely accurate is nothing but carelessness and naivety. The Japanese government as well as the citizens of Japan have perfectly demonstrated this over the past decades. The assignment I have done my research on above bespeaks a non-biased tone but nevertheless, I feel strongly about the decision Japan has made since the World War II. It is utterly barbarous, remorseless, cold-blooded and heartless to tolerate what the Japanese government is claiming; that the Nanjing Massacre is a fabricated propaganda used by the Chinese government. I solely believes that Japan owes an apology to the hundreds of thousands of Chinese families that have been affected by the massacre as well as the hundreds of thousands of Chinese families that are being affected by the massacre this very second, but not only to the nation of China but to . I specifically chose to speak on this matter because I truly have faith in the saying ‘every voice counts’, therefore I am speaking out about
John Rabe tried to help civilians and felt sympathy for the citizens of Nanjing, and the same goes for his colleagues. This proves the care and respect that the committee gave and the amount of people the safety zone saved further proves the point. Experts estimate that due to the safety zone and refugee camps that were set up by the international committee, around 50 thousand to 250 thousand people were saved. In addition, the Americans along with the rest of the Allies provided an indirect aid to China during this period of time. Furthermore, the Allies pursued this case after the surrender of the Japanese and the end of World War II and it was considered as a part of the overall War Crime Prosecution case against the Japanese leadership in the war tribunal. Within the case, the ‘Killing 100 People with a Sword’ contest played a major role. Based on the documentation (both on the Japanese newspapers as well as the soldiers/commanders’ diaries), the commanders made famous by the contest; Second Lieutenants Toshiaki Mukai and Tsuyoshi Noda were both found guilty and eventually executed. Two more were accused in this case, in which both were founded guilty as well. However,