Chinese historians said there is "unassailable evidence" Japanese soldiers killed more than 300,000 people in the Nanjing Massacre 70 years ago.

Documents from humanitarian and charity organizations witness to the events as well as evidence seized from Japanese troops show invading forces killed nearly 200,000 civilians in 28 incidents and 150,000 in nearly 1,000 other random episodes in 1937 and 1938, the Xinhau news agency said Thursday.

"There is no doubt on the total number of victims, which has been confirmed by unassailable evidence in legal documents and the Japanese right wing's attempt to deny it is unacceptable," said the curator of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial, Zhu Chengshan.

The Far East International Military Court that presided over the examination was established in 1949 to examine atrocities during the Japanese occupation of Nanjing in World War II.  // Copyright 2007 by United Press International




Publication date: 13 December 2007   

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