China-FM/Japan/History
Anning City, Yunnan Province, southwest China - Aug 14, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of venue for 10th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting
Anning City, Yunnan Province, southwest China - Aug 15, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister:
"Up to now, some forces in Japan still attempt to glorify aggression, deny aggression, distort history, alter history, and even seek to reverse the verdicts of the war criminals of that time. Such behavior is disgraceful and self-humiliating. It is a challenge to the UN Charter, the post-war international order, human conscience, and also to the people of all victorious countries. Only by facing history squarely can respect be earned; only by drawing lessons from history can a better future be explored; only by remembering the past can straying onto the wrong path again be avoided. We urge Japan to make the right choice."
Anning City, Yunnan Province, southwest China - Aug 14, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Meeting venue
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Japan to face up to its history and prevent itself from going down the wrong path on Friday, August 15, the 80th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with the press after the 10th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting, held in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. He urged Japan to make the right choice on the 80th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.
"I would also like to reiterate China's position on this specific day. Eighty years ago, on August 15, Japan was defeated and accepted the Potsdam Proclamation, announcing its unconditional surrender. The aggressive wars launched by Japanese militarists in those years brought profound disasters to the people of China and other Asian countries, and the Japanese people also suffered greatly. The Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation, and a series of international documents clearly outlined Japan's war responsibilities and required Japan to return all territories stolen from China, including Taiwan. This is an unchallenged victory outcome of the World Anti-Fascist War and an important part of the post-war international order," said Wang Yi.
"However, up to now, some forces in Japan still attempt to glorify aggression, deny aggression, distort history, alter history, and even seek to reverse the verdicts of the war criminals of that time. Such behavior is disgraceful and self-humiliating. It is a challenge to the UN Charter, the post-war international order, human conscience, and also to the people of all victorious countries. Only by facing history squarely can respect be earned; only by drawing lessons from history can a better future be explored; only by remembering the past can straying onto the wrong path again be avoided. We urge Japan to make the right choice," said the minister.
China-FM/Japan/History
Dateline : Aug 15, 2025
Location : China
Duration : 0'57
Anning City, Yunnan Province, southwest China - Aug 14, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of venue for 10th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting
Anning City, Yunnan Province, southwest China - Aug 15, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister:
"Up to now, some forces in Japan still attempt to glorify aggression, deny aggression, distort history, alter history, and even seek to reverse the verdicts of the war criminals of that time. Such behavior is disgraceful and self-humiliating. It is a challenge to the UN Charter, the post-war international order, human conscience, and also to the people of all victorious countries. Only by facing history squarely can respect be earned; only by drawing lessons from history can a better future be explored; only by remembering the past can straying onto the wrong path again be avoided. We urge Japan to make the right choice."
Anning City, Yunnan Province, southwest China - Aug 14, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Meeting venue
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Japan to face up to its history and prevent itself from going down the wrong path on Friday, August 15, the 80th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with the press after the 10th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting, held in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. He urged Japan to make the right choice on the 80th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.
"I would also like to reiterate China's position on this specific day. Eighty years ago, on August 15, Japan was defeated and accepted the Potsdam Proclamation, announcing its unconditional surrender. The aggressive wars launched by Japanese militarists in those years brought profound disasters to the people of China and other Asian countries, and the Japanese people also suffered greatly. The Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation, and a series of international documents clearly outlined Japan's war responsibilities and required Japan to return all territories stolen from China, including Taiwan. This is an unchallenged victory outcome of the World Anti-Fascist War and an important part of the post-war international order," said Wang Yi.
"However, up to now, some forces in Japan still attempt to glorify aggression, deny aggression, distort history, alter history, and even seek to reverse the verdicts of the war criminals of that time. Such behavior is disgraceful and self-humiliating. It is a challenge to the UN Charter, the post-war international order, human conscience, and also to the people of all victorious countries. Only by facing history squarely can respect be earned; only by drawing lessons from history can a better future be explored; only by remembering the past can straying onto the wrong path again be avoided. We urge Japan to make the right choice," said the minister.
ID : 8440983
Published : 2025-08-15 19:06
Last Modified : 2025-08-15 21:28:50
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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