"This person either has a problem with his position or a problem with his brain."

Song Geng, a teacher at Shanghai Aurora Vocational College, openly made erroneous remarks about the Nanjing Massacre a day ago and has now been expelled from the school. On the 17th, a "complete video" attracted attention on the Internet, and some voices said that the video content of Song Gengyi's report was "edited". However, in the view of Zhu Chengshan, former director of the Memorial Hall for compatriots killed in the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese army invading China and vice president of the Chinese Society for the History of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, this "complete video" exposes more problems of Song Gengyi, and he refuted Song Gengyi's erroneous views one by one in an interview on the 17th.

In an interview, Zhu Chengshan detailed the origin of the data of 300,000 compatriots killed, saying that a large number of historical materials and evidence were preserved in many archives and museums at home and abroad, such as the Second Historical Archive of China and the Nanjing Municipal Archives. The Nanjing Massacre Archives, which was declared on this basis, was officially inscribed on the Memory of the World Register by UNESCO in 2015 and has been widely recognized by the international community.

Song Gengyi said that the Japanese army that invaded China slaughtered more than 300,000 Chinese in Nanjing was "not supported by data" and that "300,000" was only an "estimate" of Chinese historical fiction writing.

"The denial of the Nanjing Massacre shows that the teacher lacks the most basic understanding of this period of history, and his absurd claim is a manifestation of ignorance that hurts the feelings of the Chinese people." Zhu Chengshan pointed out that "the figure of more than 300,000 yuan comes from the historic judgments of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo and the Military Tribunal for the Trial of War Criminals in Nanjing after the war, and has legal effect."

The judgment of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, established in January 1946, found that in the first six weeks after the Japanese occupation, the total number of civilians and prisoners slaughtered in and around Nanjing exceeded 200,000, but this did not include the number of bodies thrown into the Yangtze River and buried. The Nanjing Military Tribunal, established in February 1946, after extensive investigation, ruled that there were 28 cases of collective massacres in Nanjing by the Japanese army, with more than 190,000 people slaughtered; there were 858 cases of scattered massacres, and more than 150,000 bodies were buried by charities, and the number of victims of the Nanjing Massacre was determined to be "more than 300,000 people", indicating that "300,000" was only the lower limit of the number. The relevant historical materials are still stored in the Second Historical Archive in China.

Zhu Chengshan said that after the Nanjing Massacre, many charitable groups such as the Red Cross, ChongshanTang, Tongshantang, and muslim burial team carried out burial work. Because they could not bear to see their compatriots thrown away by the river, there were also private burials by the people, and there were a large number of burial records at that time, and these most original records are now preserved in the Nanjing Municipal Archives. The Nanjing Massacre Archives, which was declared on this basis, was officially inscribed on the Memory of the World Register by UNESCO in 2015 and has been widely recognized by the international community. These are all hard evidence of the crimes of the Japanese army.

In the video, "no name and ID number" is one of the reasons why Song Gengyi questioned the 300,000 victims. Public information shows that from the founding of the People's Republic of China until April 6, 1984, citizens of the People's Republic of China did not have identity documents, and the user's mouthbook and introduction letter were required to prove their identity.

In this regard, Zhu Chengshan said, "This reflects the teacher's ignorance to another extent." At that time, the identity card system had not yet been implemented, so how could the identity card numbers of the compatriots killed be counted? ”

Zhu Chengshan told the Global Times reporter that at present, a large number of original burial records are in hand, including men, women, the elderly, children, and livestock, and it is also counted that the places where the bodies were found and buried were in Erdaozi, Yangyangying, Arctic Pavilion, Zhengjue Temple, Pude Temple, and other places, as well as the Shangxin River, Grass Shoe Gorge, and Yanziji on the Yangtze River, which have detailed records. But under the circumstances at the time, it was impossible to figure out who the names of all the people were before they buried them. He said that neither Auschwitz nor the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Japan could be counted in their entirety. "Questioning the number of victims because there is no 'name and id number' is either a problem with the position or a problem with the brain." Zhu Chengshan said.

In response to Song Gengyi's erroneous remarks, the Memorial Hall of the Compatriots Killed in the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese Army Invading China issued a response on the afternoon of the 15th, saying, "Just after the National Day of Public Sacrifice, we must teach some people a lesson: the number of compatriots killed in the Nanjing Massacre is more than 300,000, and the historical materials are supported here, and the evidence is overwhelming!" ”

The official of the Memorial Hall of the Compatriots Killed in the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese Army invading China micro-posted the "Judgment of Gu Shoufu, One of the Main Perpetrators of the Nanjing Massacre", which originated from China's Second Historical Archive, dated March 10, 1947, which clearly stated, "During the period when Gu Shoufu's troops were stationed in Nanjing, counting at the Flower Temple, Pagoda Bridge, Shi Guanyin, XiaguanCao Shoe Mountain and other places outside the Zhonghua Gate, the captured soldiers and civilians of mine were collectively shot by the Japanese military with machine guns and burned the corpses, including Shan Yaoting, more than 190,000 people. In addition, there were sporadic massacres, and more than 150,000 of their bodies were buried by charitable institutions. The total number of victims is more than 300,000."

Notably, in the "full video," Song Gengyi also linked December 13, National Day, to the Japanese government's attitude toward the Beijing Winter Olympics. "This is even more absurd nonsense, how is the Connection between National Day of Public Worship and the Beijing Winter Olympics"? Zhu Chengshan told the Global Times that on December 13, 1994, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, held a memorial service for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre for the first time, which lasted for 20 years. Since December 13, 2014, the national memorial ceremony has also been held eight times, which has nothing to do with the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.

At the end of the video, Song Gengyi even told the students, "We should not hate forever, but should reflect on how the war came about." "Ignorance to the extreme." Zhu Chengshan said: If we want to reflect on that war, the historical truth is that Japan invaded China and slaughtered Chinese people, and the Chinese nation should be indignant and try to be strong, so that the tragedy of history will never repeat itself.

Zhu Chengshan believes that Song Gengyi's various erroneous remarks show that he himself knows very little about history, but he stands on the standpoint of the Japanese right-wing forces and talks nonsense, "Dancing with the Japanese right-wing forces is a complete and utter japanese fanatic." This is an insult to history and to the compatriots who were killed, and it deeply hurts the feelings of the Chinese people. ”

Source: Global Times reporter Xing Xiaojing