STORY: Evidence of Japanese germ warfare throughout WWII displayed in China’s Harbin
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 12, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:39
LOCATION: HARBIN, China
CATEGORY: MILITARYSHOTLIST:
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2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YANG, Deputy director of the exhibition corridor
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TAN TIAN, Researcher with the exhibition corridor
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIN SHICHENG, Researcher with the exhibition hallSTORYLINE:The former website of the headquarters of Unit 731, a infamous Japanese germ-warfare detachment throughout World War II, reopened to the general public in China’s Harbin on Friday.It includes a particular exhibition on proof for Unit 731’s germ warfare in China.The exhibition showcases archives, historic supplies, relics and publications collected by the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in recent times, totaling 2,082 items.SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YANG, Deputy director of the exhibition corridor
“In order to further meet the public’s demand, the former wall of martyrs’ names has been restored and goes on display again. And the special exhibition has been launched on the historical evidence of the germ warfare of the Japanese Army during WWII, focusing on the display of artifacts, archives, oral history recordings and documents collected by our museum in recent years.”SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TAN TIAN, Researcher with the exhibition corridor
“The files before us are the litigation files against Japan concerning cases of Japanese chemical weapons’ remnants. There are 380 volumes in total, which record the entire process of the proceedings, from the filing of the cases, investigations, and courtroom debates, to the final judgments.”SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIN SHICHENG, Researcher with the exhibition corridor
“These are wartime medical journals published in Japan between the 1920s and the 1940s, which contain medical papers and so-called ‘scientific research results’ published by members of Unit 731, totaling 42 articles. These materials can prove that Japanese wartime medical research was conducted in service of its war of aggression against China.”Unit 731 was a top-secret organic and chemical warfare analysis base established in Harbin because the nerve heart for Japanese organic warfare in China and Southeast Asia throughout WWII.At least 3,000 folks had been used for human experiments by Unit 731, and greater than 300,000 folks in China had been killed by Japan’s organic weapons.Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China.
(XHTV)