Nanjing Massacre Memorial Ceremony Held In China
December 13, 2025
1:56 am
China held a state ceremony on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, striking a restrained public tone even as historical tensions with Japan continue to shape relations between the two neighbors.
The event took place at the National Memorial Center in Nanjing, the eastern Chinese city where Chinese historians say Japanese troops killed about 300,000 people during the 1937 occupation. The commemoration comes amid renewed debate over wartime memory and responsibility in East Asia.
The ceremony was led by Shi Taifeng, a senior Communist Party official who heads the party’s powerful organization department. In remarks delivered at …
