[Commentary] On September 3, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, "Thematic Exhibition of Historical Archives of the Japanese Invaders' Bacteriological Warfare" was exhibited at the Headquarters Building of the Criminal Evidence Exhibition Hall of the 731 Army in China Out.

  This exhibition is the first concentrated public display of the academic research on Japanese germ warfare. Among them, the member list of the Beijing 1855 Bacteria Army, the Singapore 9420 Bacteria Army and the Fanyouhui Magazine of the 731 Army are all in For the first time in the exhibition, it is fully open.

  [Concurrent period] Jin Chengmin, curator of the evidence gallery of the 731th unit of the Japanese invaders

  Among the contents of this display, the Beijing 1855 (bacterial) unit, the list of members of Singapore’s 9420 unit and the Fangyouhui magazine of the trajectory of the Japanese 731 units after the war, we are the first time Fully open to the public.

  [Explanation] This exhibition brings together the collection, sorting and academic achievements of historical documents on the bacterial warfare archives of Japanese invaders in China in recent years in the Criminal Evidence Exhibition Hall of the 731 Army of the Japanese Invaders. A total of 220 pictures, 1810 objects, audio and video files are on display. For 51 hours, it focused on the text files and audiovisual files collected from China, the United States, Japan, Russia and other countries, highlighting new historical data, new evidence and new discoveries.

These files are large in scale, complex in content, and diverse in categories. They fully reveal the war crimes, war responsibilities, and war hazards of the Japanese germ warfare during World War II. They are useful for exposing the crimes of Japanese aggression against China in the world, and promoting the Chinese people to fight against fascism in the world. The tremendous efforts and national sacrifices made in the war are of great significance.

  [Concurrent period] Jin Chengmin, curator of the evidence gallery of the 731th unit of the Japanese invaders

  This is the first concentrated public exhibition on the academic research of Japanese germ warfare, and it also allows all sectors of society to evaluate and recognize our research and academic activities over the past few decades. I think this is very meaningful.

  [Explanation] Curator Jin Chengmin said, let history speak, and use historical facts to speak. Next, the 731 Exhibition Hall will work hard to promote the application of the historical archives of Japanese germ warfare to the World Memory Heritage and promote the application of the 731 Site to the World Cultural Heritage. The responsibility of history is the responsibility of praying for peace.

  【Concurrent】Visitors

  It was shocking to see this (exhibition) event. The historical documents displayed this time made us remember history even more.

  【Concurrent】Visitors

  Coming to this historical exhibition today, I was particularly touched and saw a lot of previous materials. It shocked us. It also made me cherish this beautiful world even more and let us hope that the world can be peaceful.

  Reporter Fan Yingjie from Harbin, Heilongjiang

Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]