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For the first time ever, China officially commemorated the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, where 300,000 civilians were massacred as Japanese troops pillaged the city. The commemoration, led by President Xi Jinping, is a sensitive topic: it is usually called as the “Rape of Nanjing” in China, and with the fragile ties between China and Japan, the event could affect regional tensions further. During the commemoration, Xi called out the continued denial of Japanese nationalists over the event, and said China and other peace-loving people around the world will not allow it.
Read more on the BBC, and on Xinhua.
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