88 years later: Preserving the truth about the Nanking Massacre

In the winter of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army occupied eastern China in Nanking and unleashed six weeks of mass murder, arson and sexual violence that claimed the lives of more than 300,000 civilians and unarmed soldiers. Over the past 88 years, survivors, families and archivists across borders and generations have continued to work to preserve this truth.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Chinese people's victory in the resistance against Japanese aggression and in the global anti-fascist war, and the 10th anniversary of the inclusion of documents on the Nanking Massacre in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. Through testimonies, newly discovered letters, photographs and artefacts, this video traces the collective commitment to preserving memory and protecting peace through confrontation with history.

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