On Feb 27, 2014, China's top legislature approved two new national days, namely the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims, to commemorate Nanjing Massacre victims and all those killed during Japanese aggression against China.
Victory Day: Sept 3 - the day after Japan officially surrendered in 1945;
National Memorial Day: Dec 13 – the day Japan occupied Nanjing in 1937 and began a six-week massacre.
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People hold candles to mourn victims of Nanjing Massacre
Students hold candles to mourn the victims of Nanjing Massacre during China's first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2014.
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China marks first National Memorial Day
Commemorations were held across China on December 11, 2014, to mourn the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, in which more than 300,000 Chinese were brutally killed after Japanese troops captured the city on December 13, 1937.
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Live report: China marks National Memorial Day
The country grieves over the brutal tragedy that saw Japanese invaders take more than 300,000 Chinese lives in six weeks after they occupied Nanjing on Dec 13, 1937.
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Xi attends China's first memorial ceremony for Nanjing Massacre victims
President Xi Jinping attended China's first state ceremony on Saturday to commemorate more than 300,000 Chinese murdered by Japanese aggressors during the Nanjing Massacre 77 years ago.
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Nanjing homage day not to plant hatred
China will observe the first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims on Saturday, but what does the ceremony mean for Sino-Japanese ties?
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China to mark Nanjing massacre with full honors
A state memorial ceremony will be held in the East China city of Nanjing on Saturday for China's first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims.
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Massacre survivors urge Japan to reflect in letter to UN
Survivors and relatives of the Nanjing Massacre victims have sent a letter to the UN to call for Japan's introspection over history.
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China releases CPC papers' coverage of Nanjing Massacre
Communist Party of China (CPC) has released a series of papers detailing brutal acts by Japanese soldiers.
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Nanjing Massacre compendium exposes slaughter, rape
The first volume of an encyclopedia detailing the Nanjing Massacre was released on Sunday in Nanjing.
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Nanjing Massacre survivor attends testimony meeting in Japan
Ai Yiying, one of the around 200 living survivors of the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, shared her memory of the incident with Japanese residents at a testimony meeting Sunday in Osaka.
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