In World War II, China, as the main country in the anti-fascist war, although its weapons and equipment were inferior to the Western powers, it also relied on its tenacious willpower to unite to resist the enemy, so that the Japanese army was defeated and retreated, and finally chose to surrender unconditionally.
Japan's war of aggression against China has brought indelible damage to China, but Japan has always refused to admit its crimes and has tried its best to cover up its mistakes.
However, as a Chinese, we must not forget the national humiliation, which is what every Chinese person must do, and we have not experienced those inhumane atrocities, and we cannot easily say forgiveness on behalf of the martyrs.
After the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, martyrs' cemeteries were built in many parts of China to commemorate those martyrs, because of the ruthlessness of the war, some of them died before they reached adulthood.
There are four kneeling statues of Japanese soldiers in the National Memorial Park, and when the Japanese side came to China to invest, it asked to remove the four kneeling Japanese military statues in the National Memorial Cemetery, and the Chinese side must agree to three conditions.
National Cemetery
There is a national memorial cemetery in Tengchong, Yunnan, which is full of revolutionary martyrs during the Anti-Japanese War in western Yunnan, they were the expeditionary force at that time, under such a severe international situation, 100,000 expeditionary troops rushed to Tengchong to resist the war, stop the pace of the Japanese invasion of China, and protect our war aid materials.
In such a harsh environment, many soldiers were not accustomed to the local terrain and temperature, as well as the cunning tactics of the Japanese army, and countless soldiers buried their bones in other places, and from then on they could only look at the direction of their hometown in a foreign land. Later, the army and the people worked together to fight the enemy, and finally pushed back the Japanese army and maintained the safety of the border at that time, but our side also suffered heavy losses.
Later, in 1944, Comrade Li Gengen, a member of the League, advocated the construction of a national cemetery, and our anti-Japanese heroes had a place to return. In the Martyrs' Shrine in the National Memorial Cemetery, there are stone tablets inscribed by 9,618 fallen soldiers, who will always live in our history and be remembered by countless people.
There is also a memorial hall in the National Memorial Cemetery, which records in detail the process of the expeditionary force before and after the Anti-Japanese War, showing us the indomitable spirit of countless revolutionary martyrs. Many people will go to the memorial in the National Memorial Cemetery to learn about this anti-Japanese war and learn from it.
Out of humanitarianism, the National Memorial Cemetery also collected the bones of the Japanese soldiers and built a small grave for them, which was written by Comrade Li Gengen on the stone tablet, and buried the bodies of the three important leaders of the Japanese army.
The cemetery also carved four statues of Japanese soldiers, who took off their military hats, looked solemn, knelt in front of the tombstone group, bowed their heads and repented, and will never be demolished. These four Japanese troops represent the evidence of Japan's war of aggression against China, and also represent the attitude of the Chinese side, which will never forgive.
It was not until more than 70 years later, that the Japanese economy flourished under the leadership of the United States, in order to cover up their crimes, Japan came to the mainland in the name of investment, and they came to Tengchong to say that they wanted to contribute funds to help local development, but there was one condition, that is, the three Japanese military statues in the national cemetery were demolished, and the local government said that it was okay, but three conditions needed to be agreed.
After listening to the three conditions of the Chinese side, Japan chose to give up, these three conditions are a righteous act in the eyes of the Chinese, but the Japanese army has no remorse at all, so they will not agree.
Three conditions
Many people wonder what conditions made Japan choose to give up, and is it a very harsh condition? However, after a detailed understanding of these three conditions, we will understand that these three conditions are not too excessive at all, and that Japan is not sincere.
At that time, the Tengchong government put forward three conditions: 1. Demolish the Yasukuni Shrine in Japan and stop all worship activities. 2. Respect history, revise Japanese textbooks, and write down the historical truth clearly. 3. Publicly apologize to the Chinese people.
In fact, these three conditions are reasonable, and Japan has always refused to admit the war of aggression against China, but only laments its own defeat at the beginning, and does not feel the slightest sense of guilt towards China.
Japan's Yasukuni Shrine is full of worships for the important leaders of the war of aggression against China, and they have high respect for these war criminals, believing that they are righteous soldiers who will only fail if they are unlucky. The Chinese people deeply hate the Yasukuni Shrine, and as long as the Yasukuni Shrine exists for one day, it means that Sino-Japanese relations have always been tense.
Moreover, the Japanese textbooks describe this war of aggression very beautifully, saying that China was very backward at that time, and Japan came to the aid with the task of helping China prosper, and their goal was always the Central Asian republic, and they did not do anything evil. Completely forgetting the heinous crimes committed by the Japanese army in China, the Chinese civilians who were brutally killed will not forget these national enemies and family hatred.
With the spread of such ideas, the next generation of young people in Japan will not admit the crimes of their ancestors in the international community, but will use the image of a victim to accuse China of suppressing Japan. It's really extremely bad, and it affects the worldview of the next generation.
Although Japan surrendered unconditionally, China did not ask for compensation from the other side, and only hoped that these Japanese war criminals would be punished as they deserved, but Japan was protected by the United States at that time, and General MacArthur of the United States was bribed to shield some important war criminals after he went to Japan, allowing them to escape the trial of military courts.
This is something that China has always been very concerned about, so China hopes that Japan will apologize to the world, but Japan refuses to admit its crimes, so it refuses to accept this condition.
Always remember
The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is a piece of history that China will never be able to let go of, and as long as Japan refuses to apologize and revise history, China will not forgive for a day. Therefore, no matter how developed Japan's economy is, they cannot use money to blackmail us into revising history.
At that time, the Japanese side demanded the demolition of the four kneeling Japanese statues in the National Memorial Cemetery, and the Chinese side strongly stated that it must agree to three conditions.
As Chinese, we will never compromise. Therefore, the four statues of Japanese soldiers in the National Memorial Cemetery are evidence of the war of aggression against China, and that is our attitude towards Japanese war criminals, and we will not easily forgive.
Up to now, Tengchong National Memorial Cemetery will hold memorial activities every Qingming Festival, so that Chinese young people can understand this history, not forget the national shame, but also let us remember history and cherish the hard-won life now.
Now we in China still have anti-Japanese film and television works every year, all in order to let more people remember. In 2017, the National Memorial Cemetery was also selected as the second batch of China's 20th century architectural heritage.
Brief summary:
Japan was wrong when he thought that investment would make China bow its head. What China needs is dignity, what it needs is an apology from Japan, and what it needs from Japan to stop reverting to militarism, and that is the best way to reconcile.