China slams U.S. for 'whitewashing' Japan's WWII war crimes

A Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday slammed the United States for whitewashing Japan's aggression and war crimes during World War II, stressing that the U.S. side seems to have "amnesia" about this history.  

Jiang Bin, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to a U.S. State Department statement claiming that 80 years ago, the United States and Japan "concluded a devastating war in the Pacific."

During WWII, Japanese fascists committed heinous crimes and inflicted untold sufferings on peoples around the world, including the Americans, Jiang pointed out.

"Whitewashing Japan's aggression and war crimes is a grave affront to historical justice, and hurts the peoples of countries once suffered from Japanese invasion," the spokesperson added.

Noting that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Jiang urged the U.S. side to abandon geopolitical calculations, uphold a correct historical view of WWII, and join the international community in safeguarding the post-WWII international order, so as to strive for a more peaceful future for humanity.