The Chinese foreign ministry has urged certain political forces to right their historical view, after Japan's deputy prime minister Taro Aso on Wednesday retracted comments in which he cited Adolf Hitler. Aso named Hitler in a bizarre reference on the importance of leaving a legacy in politics. He told a meeting of his faction of the governing Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday what is important are results .

 

Aso added that Even if the motive was correct, Hitler, who killed millions of people, was no good. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Japan needs concrete actions to win trust from its Asian neighbors and the international community.

 

HUA CHUNYING, CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON History is the best textbook, and a mirror. When it comes to such major issues of principle as historical issues, we should not tolerate any wrongful words and deeds that violate the morality of international society and human conscience.