I've been mulling over this OP for a few days. Trying to determine if it was a part of history I never learned about, or I did learn and forgot, or maybe I just ignored it.
The 27th of January was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, memorializing the victims of WW2 Holocaust, especially the Jewish victims murdered by Nazi Germany. During WW2, six million European Jews lost their lives. In the same conflict, at least 18 million Chinese people (most of them civilians) were killed by ferocious Japanese Army forces who invaded China. Thousands of Jewish refugees fled to China from Europe, where they lived in Shanghai for many years. For this reason, the Chinese people share the bitterness of the Holocaust with Jewish people.
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Aside from those who were held accountable for their actions, a number of heinous Japanese war criminals who were directly responsible for the carnage escaped punishment. Asaka Yasuhiko signed the order to “kill all captives” that resulted in Nanjing’s brutal massacre. He and other war culprits evaded the penalty because of their royal status.
In China, there is no institution such as the Mossad to track war culprits, leaving numerous war criminals living carefree lives, free to propagate their militarism in Japan. Despite this, a number have returned to China to repent for their actions. After establishing diplomatic relationships with China, the Japanese government initially provided financial aid to China, however there was no sincere repentance for their actions in China. Many Japanese officials deny the Nanjing Massacre ever occurred, with the government refusing to apologize officially to survivors.
Chinese share the Holocaust's bitter memory | Benjamin Peng | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel
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