China’s Central Archives announced that it has received a new batch of historical evidence from Russia related to Japan’s World War II biological warfare unit, Unit 731. The materials include trial records, investigation reports, and Soviet official correspondence from 1939 to 1950, shedding light on the unit’s crimes.
The archives document the Soviet investigation leading up to the 1949 Khabarovsk War Crimes Trials, identifying over 200 people connected to Unit 731 and prosecuting 12 key war criminals. The defendants admitted to violating international law and carrying out biological warfare. Unit 731, based in Harbin, conducted deadly human experiments on at least 3,000 people from China, the Soviet Union, and other regions.
Experts say the newly released materials provide strong, previously unknown evidence proving that Japan’s biological warfare was a state-organized crime, leaving no room for dispute. The announcement was made on China’s national memorial day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, underscoring the importance of remembering wartime atrocities, opposing militarism, and promoting peace.
Credit : CGTN
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