From: alee@iftccu.boeing.com (Alexander Lee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.china
Subject: Re: Why should we demand the "Japs" say SORRY to China?
Date: 14 Aug 92 15:44:13 GMT
Organization: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group


I think Mr. Dhsy is off the mark this time.

The issue of Japan to apologize to Chinese people for her criminal acts
in the past against Chinese innocent civilians is two-fold:

1. It is a moral issue. 
   Almost everyone with consciense in the world condemns Japan's military
aggression during WWII, AND in particular strongly condemn her for the
brutal genocidal crimes committed by Japanese Imperial Army in China
against Chinese innocent civilians IN THE NAME OF HIROSHITO, then Japan's
Emperor. (Nanjing Massacred, how could one forget?).
   To admit the guilt is the way to avoid committing it again. (Keep our
fingers crossed!) I admire those Japanese Americans who patiently pursue
the lawsuit against US government for its illegal detention of Japanese
Americans during WWII, also admire US government who admitted its wrong-
doing in the past and officially APOLOGIZED to ALL Japanese Americans who
suffer because of this illegal, discriminating act.
   I refuse to understand WHY Chinese governments, both Nationalist (KMT)
and Communist, don't press, and press HARD on Japanese government for an
official apology to Chinese people, NOT to the Chinese government! And I
also equally refuse to understand WHY Japanese government is not willing
to admit its past guilt unless it plans to repeat it again in the near
future?!
   In this respect, I am afraid that you Chinese have to learn from our
American people: take the noble mission onto your own shoulders! If your
government doesn't give a damn to your miseries and loss, you yourselves
have to take actions: organize lobbying campaign to demand Japan to denounce
her war crimes, appeal to international community for support, demonstrate
your protest every day to Japanese embassies, companies, plants... everywhere
in the world, write letters to every newspapers in the world, talk to every
body you meet, appear in TV whereever and whenever you can to talk about
Japanese war crimes in China... in short, MAKE JAPAN LOOK LIKE CRIMINAL
in every corner of the world, and SHE IS, until she admit her crimes and
apologize to the victim people.
   If YOU CHINESE don't take action, NOBODY does!

2. It is a compensation issue.
  Following the official apology to Japanese Americans, the US government
pays compensation for their loss and suffering during  and after the WWII.
It is in no way to replace ALL their losses and suffering, but to restore
their dignity as American citizens who were wronged by their own government
  Japan's compensation to the victims, along with her apology, is in a symbolic
way to restore the victims' dignity as human being. They were treated like
animals, raped, beheaded, buried alive brutally simply because one Japanese
soldier wanted to impress his fellows with his "toughness"! 
  Only when Japan throws herselves onto her knees in front of the mass grave
of their victims and offer an apology, might the victims' souls rest in peace.

If Japanese kill Chinese, shame on Japanese.
If Chinese don't make Japanese pay for their crime, shame on Chinese.