Month: Sep 2023

China Commemorates Anniversary of War Against Japanese Aggression [1931-1945]! (18.9.2023)

About 3 km from the museum lies the Beidaying (Northern Grand Barracks) site that the Japanese troops bombarded. It officially reopened to visitors as an exhibition hall after renovations at the end of 2021.

Through more than 400 historical photos, over 200 relics, electronic maps, scene restorations, panoramic sand tables and other modern techniques, visitors can revisit the history at the exhibition hall.

Wang Lei, a resident of Shenyang, who lives near the former site of the Beidaying Site, said, “There were a few ordinary bungalows here, but now the site has been turned into an exhibition hall. It is very important to remember the history of the war. We should let young people know that this is the place where our national calamity occurred.”

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Japanese Scholar: “Truths in History Needs to be Told to More People!” (18.9.2023)

According to Matsuno, Japan’s WWII-related records have been transferred to the National Archives of Japan (NAJ) by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, while some diplomatic and military-related documents are kept by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense.

Every once in a while, the NAJ would release batches of newly processed historical materials, among which Matsuno spotted the recently discovered documents.

The researcher pointed out that even when new materials are made available, they can remain obscure without substantial expertise and research skills, as searching for information using keywords like “Unit 731” or “epidemic prevention unit” yields little results.

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Emails: St Kilda – Ancients British Celts, WWI, WWII, Human and Animal Tragedy! (17.9.2023)

Research suggests these people had lived on this isolated island for around 2000 years – as they spoke a very old Gaelic language mixed with the odd word of Latin and Norse! The island was attacked once by an Imperial German U-boat during Spring 1918 (which fired 60 artillery rounds at a British Telegraph Station) near the end of WWI. During WWII, after all the indigenous Celts had gone – my maternal grandfather – Arthur Gibson – (when serving in the Royal Navy on the Minesweeper – HMS Beaumaris Castle) was ordered onto the island of St Kilda (Hirta) after an aeroplane full of US Servicemen (who were returning home after fighting in Europe) -crashed into the high mountainside with no survivors.

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Cuba: Laotian Buddhist-Socialist Republic Delegation in State Visit! (17.9.2023)

On the occasion of the meeting with the leaders of the Republic of Cuba, Comrade Thongloun Sisoulith reaffirmed the consistent policy of the Communist Party and the Government of Laos towards the Communist Party and the Government of Cuba in the struggle in the regional and international arena, including the struggle to end the blockade of Cuba that has lasted for more than 60 years and expressed the success and victory that the Communist Party, the Government and the People of Cuba have achieved in protecting the results of the Revolution and the development of the country – as well as congratulating Cuba for hosting the summit of the Group of 77 countries and China at this time – which shows the international confidence and recognition of Cuba’s role in the international arena.

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Alexander Werth: [1942] Soviet “Guide for Partisans”! (16.9.2023)

Indeed, when the Trotskyite – George Orwell – was asked by the incumbent Labour Party to compile his infamous (1948) ‘list’ of well-known left-wingers he suspected of possessing ‘Communist’ sympathies – the name of ‘Alexander Werth’ featured prominently! This was because he refused to follow the decreed US requirement for all history to be ‘altered’ and ‘distorted’ so as to make the Western working-class ‘hate’ the Soviet Union! This interfering in the historical record is so remarkable that Werth’s near ‘eye-witness’ account of the ‘Battle of Stalingrad’ (which changed WWII forever) is not only completely ignored by Western authors who came after him – but seldom known to even exist!

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The Hunan “Phantom Oil-Spoiler” – Zheng Moucheng [张某成] – Fan of Slapstick! (16.9.2023)

‘At around 20:00 hrs on September 12th, 2023 – the Chengbei Police Station section of our Security Bureau – received a call from the concerned masses stating that a male suspect had poured engine oil on the stairs of the first floor of a fitness club located on Heyi Road (causing three people to fall and be injured). The Public Security Organs immediately conducted an on the spot investigation. It was found that – Zhang Moucheng (张某成) – was guilty of spilling the engine-oil – a resident of a nearby community. He was dissatisfied with the noise emanating from the fitness club and so decided to spill engine-oil in retaliation. At present, due to his criminal behaviour – Zhang Moucheng – has been sentenced to “12-days Administrative Detention” by the Public Security Organs in accordance with the law.’

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