China says Japan's remilitarization is retrogression, path of no return

BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday Japan is backtracking by pursuing remilitarization, treading a path of no return.

Japanese invaders, who conducted large-scale and gruesome human experimentation and germ warfare, shall forever be nailed to the eternal pillar of shame, spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a daily media briefing in response to a related query.

Guo said the Khabarovsk Trial in 1949, an extension and complement to the Tokyo Trials, left behind numerous well-preserved audio recordings, transcripts and physical evidence. They form a complete chain of solid evidence that brings to light the crimes of the Japanese military's germ warfare. Discoveries like these have opened the eyes of many in the world, including the Japanese public, to this dark and horror-filled chapter of history.

Only by respecting the verdict of history and facts, recovering their missing pieces and upholding peace, can the tragedy of war stop repeating itself, said Guo.

"We call on Japan to do serious soul-searching, make a clean break with militarism, and earn the trust of its Asian neighbors and the international community with concrete actions," Guo added.