China News Service, August 14th. Today is the 9th World Comfort Women Memorial Day.

During World War II, the number of women poisoned by the Japanese "comfort women" system reached hundreds of thousands, leaving a shameful mark in the history of human civilization.

  But to this day, Japan still has no bottom line to cover up history; the survivors with white temples have not yet waited for an apology from the Japanese government.

Data map: On August 14, 2018, people walked into the exhibition hall of the former comfort station in Liji Lane, Nanjing, and felt the "silent accusation".

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yang Bo

"I'm the proof of being alive"

  According to the statistics of the China Comfort Women Research Center, during the Second World War, about 400,000 Asian women were reduced to "comfort women" in the Japanese military, including more than 200,000 Chinese women, who suffered the destruction of humanity.

  In order to seek justice, in August 1991, South Korea's elderly Jin Xueshun was the first victim of a "comfort woman" to stand up and expose the atrocities committed by the Japanese army to the world, demanding an apology and compensation from the Japanese government.

She said, "I am the proof of being alive."

  More than a year later, Wan Aihua, a 63-year-old Chinese old man, also showed multiple wounds on her body in Tokyo, Japan, pointing to the atrocities of the Japanese army, becoming the first "comfort woman" among hundreds of thousands of Chinese women who were victimized by the Japanese army. ".

  Their actions have inspired more and more people to bravely stand up, uncover their scars, and open up the dark history that has been in the bottom of their hearts for decades.

  Dutch-Australian Jane was born in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). After the Japanese invasion of the island in 1942, she became one of the victims of the "comfort woman" system.

  "Tears flowed down my face," Jane once wrote in his memoirs, and the torture and torture continued almost every day.

Later, although she moved to Australia with her husband, this dark past has always been her midnight nightmare.

  After seeing Jin Xueshun's actions, Jane finally plucked up the courage to stand up.

She stated that "women should not be raped in wars, and wars should not make rapes for granted."

Data map: On September 22, 2017, at St. Mary's Square in San Francisco, the unveiling ceremony of the comfort woman statue was held. This is also the first comfort woman statue in a major major city in the United States.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Dan

They are still waiting for an apology

  But for the victims of these "comfort women" systems, they may not be able to wait for an apology until their temples are white or even die.

  In South Korea, for several years, "comfort women" related groups have come to protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in South Korea every Wednesday, rain or shine.

Since Wednesday is called "Shui Yao Day" in Korean, this multi-year protest is also called "Shui Yao Demonstration."

  In order for them to wait for an apology from Japan as soon as possible, during the 1000th "Shui Yao demonstration" (December 14, 2011), the first "Girl of Peace" was "born" in front of the Japanese Embassy in Korea.

  In less than ten years, South Korean private organizations have established a large number of girls' statues in cities such as Seoul, Busan, and Gwangju. "They" are scattered on roads, parks and schools, and they have become a sign of the problem of "comfort women".

  In 2015, the City of San Francisco in the United States also passed a resolution to support the erection of a comfort woman monument in the city.

Two years later, the monument was inaugurated in St. Mary's Park.

  However, these statues of comfort women, like other statues of comfort women in many parts of the world, failed to call for an apology from the Japanese government, and instead caused dissatisfaction.

  In January 2017, Japan recalled its ambassador to South Korea to protest South Korea’s installation of a comfort woman statue outside the Japanese consulate in Busan. San Francisco’s “sister-friendly city”, Osaka, also threatened that if the statue is not removed, it will "Break off friendship" with this city of 60 years of friendship.

  However, the city of San Francisco still stated that there was “no room for negotiation and discussion” regarding the statue.

In September 2020, on the third anniversary of the statue’s unveiling, many supporters of comfort women’s rights in San Francisco held an online commemorative meeting, calling on everyone to never give up seeking justice.

  The historical truth is indelible. They still believe that the Japanese government should issue a sincere apology.

Data map: Protesters placed statues symbolizing victims and expressed their appeals in front of the Japanese Embassy in Berlin, Germany.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei

History should not be buried

  But what is embarrassing is that there may be fewer and fewer people who know the historical truth about "comfort women" as time goes by.

  "He is waiting for all of us to die, but I won't die, I want to live forever." Jane Zeng said.

In 2019, the old man closed his eyes forever.

  In mainland China, there are fewer than 20 registered survivors of the Japanese military’s "comfort women" system.

  At some point in the future, this number may be completely zero.

  South Korean President Moon Jae-in talked about regrets and apologies when attending a memorial ceremony for the comfort women victims in a video on August 14, 2021.

  Moon Jae-in said that the South Korean government failed to find their regrets when all the victims were alive. They are deeply sorry for this, but their history of fighting to restore dignity will never be forgotten.

  In order to wait for the sincere apology from the invaders, the "Peace Girls" will stand by forever. Their history will not be buried and should not be forgotten.