China News Service, Taiyuan, December 30 (Reporter Yang Jieying) At 17:00 on December 30, the official Weibo news of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, at 18:00 on December 29, 2020, the Japanese invaders "comfort women" "Puan Huanying, a survivor of the system, died at his home in Qin County, Shanxi, at the age of 93.
As of now, there are only 12 victims of "comfort women" in mainland China, with an average age of 94.
Su Zhiliang, director of the China Center for Research on "Comfort Women", told Chinanews.com that there are fewer and fewer living "comfort women" victims, distributed in Shanxi, Hunan, Hainan and other places, and the average age is 94.
In recent years, Su Zhiliang and his team have been searching for survivors of the "comfort women" system and providing assistance to them.
In January 2020, volunteers from the Chinese "Comfort Women" Issue Research Center visited Piao Huanying in Qin County.
On October 1, sent moon cakes and greetings to the elderly, and interacted with the elderly through video.
"The first person in the civil investigation of China's'comfort women'" Zhang Shuangbing said in his social software WeChat Moments, "At 18:00 on December 29, 2020, a Shanxi'comfort woman' victim had a complaint against the elderly in Japan. The hatred of the Japanese government passed away."
In recent years, "comfort women" survivors in Shanxi, Hainan and other places have never stopped accusing the Japanese army of crimes during World War II.
After more than ten years of litigation against Japan, the victims struggled between repeated appeals and dismissal, and they all ended in losing.
"The old man Puan Huanying bravely stood up and filed a claim against Japan regardless of any resistance. Although she could not go to Japan in person due to various reasons at the time, she had always wanted to seek justice from the Japanese government." Zhang Shuangbing told reporters that the old man He suffered from leg inconvenience and stayed in bed for a long time. Eventually, due to physical reasons, he died in his hometown in Qin County, Shanxi.
As of now, there are only 12 victims of "comfort women" in mainland China, with an average age of 94.
Since 2018, many "comfort women" survivors have unfortunately passed away.
On January 23, 2018, 91-year-old Li Ailian passed away at home.
On July 24, 2018, 96-year-old Cao Heimao passed away at his home in Yuxian County, Shanxi.
On September 28, 2018, 91-year-old Hao Yuelian passed away at home.
On March 17 this year, Zhuo Tianmei, a Hainan "comfort woman" survivor, passed away at home.
On April 14th, Liu Haiyu, a 93-year-old "comfort woman" survivor in Shanxi, died of cerebral hemorrhage and treatment was ineffective.
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