88 years on: Preserving the truth of the Nanjing Massacre

In the winter of 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army seized east China's Nanjing, unleashing six weeks of mass killings, arson and sexual violence that left more than 300,000 civilians and unarmed soldiers dead. In the past 88 years, survivors, families and archivists across borders and generations have continued the work of preserving this truth.

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, and the 10th anniversary of the inclusion of the Documents of the Nanjing Massacre in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. Through testimonies, newly uncovered letters, photographs and artifacts, this video traces a collective commitment to remembrance and safeguarding peace by confronting history.