Guard against Japan’s denial of history, says PLA military newspaper
As Europe marks end of second world war, PLA Daily accuses Tokyo of beautifying colonial rule
A Chinese military mouthpiece warned yesterday of the need for a high degree of vigilance against attempts in Japan to deny its history of aggression.
The said some political groups and figures in Japan were still denying the "barbarous crimes" of Japanese aggression, and still "paying homage to the souls of war criminals whose hands are stained with blood".
Japan was still "challenging the intuitive knowledge of mankind" by beautifying colonial rule and invasions, and showing "contempt for historical facts and international justice", the paper said in an editorial.
"To this, we must remain highly vigilant," it said.
The remarks were published hours before President Xi Jinping was set to attend a military parade in Moscow to mark the end of the second world war in Europe.
Last year, as China prepared to mark the 120th anniversary of the first Sino-Japanese war, the , Xinhua and and other party-run media outlets had started running reviews of the period in contemporary Chinese history that some rank as its most shameful.
