| "We're gathering here today not for revenge--Chinese people never have and never will, but to pay respects to the people that dedicated themselves to the peace and justice of mankind during the war, and to extend our deep condolences to the innocent victims massacred by the Japanese fascists."
“Only with history as a guide and mirror can we face the future. When taking the correct approach to history, the introspection of the war of aggression should be implemented in action, never to do the things again that hurt the feelings of those people who have been hurt before. The past experience, if not forgotten, can serve as a guide for the future. Only in this way can they win the confidence of the international community.”
"A country will be vulnerable to attack if it lags behind. Only development could make a country strong. We want all Chinese people to remember that, especially the young. Reviewing China's modern history and taking a broad view of the reality of the present times, we will realize more profoundly that only there is national unity, people's unity, social stability, economic development, enhanced national power, can the Chinese be dignified." |