In Xinhui, China, the Xijiang and Tanjiang Rivers meet. On one side, Guifeng Mountain rises in green; on the other, Gudou Mountain rests in silence.
The second China-Central Asia Summit is being held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. How will this summit build on the achievements and mission of the first summit, which was held two years ago in China? What does China-Central Asia interaction demonstrate to the world amid complicated international and regional circumstances?
A Japanese lawyer and founder of a Japanese civic group that aims to urge the Japanese government to return looted Chinese cultural relics told the Global Times on Sunday that they held a symposium in Tokyo on Saturday to discuss how Japan conducted archaeological surveys in China during wartime and later transported their "findings" to Japan under the guise of "academic research."
A Japanese civil group recently held an exhibition in Yokohama, Japan which focused on the Japanese Imperial Army's use of chemical weapons and the dangers posed by abandoned chemical munitions during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in a bid to bring these "dormant historical materials" to light.
A Japanese civil group said in an exclusive interview with the Global Times on Tuesday that Japanese junior high school history textbooks contain inaccurate descriptions regarding the causes of World War II. The group warned that Japan's current lack of responsibility in addressing historical issues could make it difficult for Japanese young people to understand the true history of the war and to critically examine the essence of contemporary social issues.
