[Explanation] On September 7, the reporter learned from the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the China Democratic League and Shanghai Maritime University that Gao Wenbin, a professor at Shanghai Maritime University who was the last person in the world to participate in the Tokyo trial, was at 3:10 on September 7 Shanghai First People's Hospital died of illness at the age of 99.

  The Tokyo Trial was a trial for Japanese war crimes in World War II conducted in Tokyo, Japan from 1946 to 1948. It is also the only Class A war criminals court.

The Tokyo Trial affirmed the aggressiveness and injustice of the war launched by Japan from a legal point of view. It also publicly exposed the war atrocities of the Japanese militarists, especially the crimes committed in China during the 14 years of its invasion of China, through trials of major Japanese war criminals. .

  Gao Wenbin, born in December 1922, a native of Shanghai, a jurist, translator and historian.

Joined the China Democratic League in September 1985.

Graduated from Soochow University Law School in 1945.

From May 1946 to August 1948, Gao Wenbin participated in the Tokyo trial and served successively as a translator for the International Prosecutor's Office and secretary of the Chinese Prosecutor's Office.

  When serving as the secretary of the Chinese prosecutors, Gao Wenbin's main job was to translate and verify court records, and was responsible for the liaison between the International Procuratorate and the Chinese Prosecutors Team and the handling of documents.

During the trial, Gao Wenbin found evidence of the "Hundred People Killing Competition" and found the culprit of the "Hundred People Killing Competition".

  Wang Weiping, former deputy chairman of the Pudong District Committee of the China Democratic League, told reporters that Gao Wenbin was careful and thoughtful, and he was good at collecting and storing data. This was the key to his finding the culprit of "Hundred People".

  [Concurrent] Wang Weiping, former deputy chairman of the Pudong District Committee of the Democratic League

  When he finds out the (evidence), it is because he is usually meticulous and thoughtful, and he is good at collecting and preserving (data), so he can remember the things he has seen and heard, and then remember it. (Evidence) to find out.

The (evidence) of "hunting a hundred people", these two people might have escaped, but because of his testimony and testimony, these two people were also sanctioned.

  [Explanation] It is understood that Gao Wenbin tried his best to attend various activities commemorating the victory of the War of Resistance in China.

Before he fell ill, he had been participating in the compilation of historical materials related to the Tokyo trial, and he also proposed the establishment of the "Tokyo Trial Memorial Hall".

Gao Wenbin often said, "We must remember history and cherish peace" and urged his students to remember that they are Chinese no matter what position they work in, and to contribute to the dignity and interests of the country.

  In his later years, Gao Wenbin has always maintained the style of a Shanghai-style man, and spent his days living in his residence on the North Bund.

Wang Weiping recalled that every time he went to visit seniors, he was in his 90s and he always dressed neatly and combed his hair meticulously.

In the hot weather, Mr. Gao deliberately took out small towels and iced drinks from the refrigerator to the guests.

  [Concurrent] Wang Weiping, former deputy chairman of the Pudong District Committee of the Democratic League

  I think he really belongs to the old man of Shanghai style. Every time I go to (visit him), (he) is always clean and fresh.

I remember him being more iconic, because I have a deep impression in summer. He always wears a white shirt and gray pants. The seam on the pants is always straight. His hair and hairstyle are always meticulous and glasses. It's always wiped clean.

And every time (we) go, he hears a voice, he will stand at the door, and when the door opens, "you are here, please come in", (he) personally wants to meet us at the door, from the small details of life It can be reflected in a big way.

  [Explanation] When talking about the ups and downs of life and the ups and downs of decades, Gao Wenbin once said that it is impossible to say that there are no regrets in life, but the ups and downs of an individual's life are compared with the troubled Chinese nation. It's nothing.

  Reporting from Shanghai by reporter Xu Jing, Xu Yin, Kang Yuzhan

Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]