Nanjing Massacre victims mourned 2020-12-14 08:43:49China Daily
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A memorial ceremony is held in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Sunday to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre. In 2014, China s top legislature designated Dec 13 as the National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims. (Photo by Cui Xiao/For China Daily)
People from all walks of life attended the ceremony for the National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims in the city in Jiangsu province on Sunday to mourn the 300,000 people who were killed by Japanese troops after they captured the city on Dec 13, 1937.
Chen Xi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and head of the CPC Central Committee s Organization Department, said at the ceremony that the Chinese people will firmly keep history in mind, never forget the past, always cherish peace and look to the future.