The return of right-wing rhetoric from the Japanese prime minister is casting a shadow over East Asia, as some politicians seek to soften or reinterpret historical wrongdoing. Such claims that a Taiwan contingency would represent an contingency for Japan have raised concerns about reviving outdated geopolitical militarist aims. This year, as people in China and around the world are remembering and honoring those who sacrificed their lives in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and World War II, China will not waver in upholding historical truth. Neither in safeguarding our territorial integrity.