Nanjing Massacre: Japanese wartime aggression discussed around the world

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CGTN went out onto the streets of different cities across the globe to see how much people know about the Nanjing massacre, and what they think the past teaches about the future.

("Have you ever heard of the Nanking massacre?")

RESIDENT IN THE UK "No, what is it?"

YOO JI-SUN RESIDENT IN SOUTH KOREA "I've heard about the Nanjing Massacre. The Japanese killed a lot of people when Nanjing was the capital of China. They also raped a lot of women."

RESIDENT IN AUSTRALIA "Well, it was an appalling atrocity. Australia was involved because Robert Menzies sold pit guns to the Japanese. The union boycotted the ship that transported them to the Japanese in protest against those massacres."

RESIDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA "I know about Auschwitz, because we studied it in school. It happened around the same time. But I haven't heard about the Nanjing Massacre, so it's really surprising to find out now that so many people were murdered."

RESIDENT BEIJING "I read about the Nanjing Massacre before. Although people of my age didn't live through this period of history. I think it was very brutal."

RESIDENT BEIJING "I think the Japanese government should face up to this part of history, even though the people from our two countries are now more friendly than before. And for our own generation, we will never forget about it."

BANG SO-JEONG RESIDENT IN SOUTH KOREA "I think it's not just about the Nanjing Massacre. I think countries that have experienced things like this in their history, like massacres and atrocities, we need to find out the truth."