In the last class, we discussed about political problem between Japan and China.
1 summary
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the government will consider stopping financial contributions to UNESCO.
It is because UNESCO decided to add Chinese documents on the Nanjing Massacre to the “Memory of the World” program.
The “Documents of the Nanjing Massacre” consists of documents that shows several Japanese as criminals.
Japanese government protests that UNESCO should be “neutral and fair”, so China should not use the arena of UNESCO.
2 opinion
I think that Japanese government should survey this historical event exactly and explain the government view all over the world.
It is because Japan has yet to tackle this problem.
Japanese announcement is not obvious. For example, the number of victims is much less than that of Chinese announcement.
Of course, I do not support China, but I cannot consent the current explanation.
Japanese government said China use this historical problem to improve their political status.
But I think that Japan should not make a complaint. Rather, Japanese government should get along with China.
43 years ago, the Japan-China Treaty of Peace and Friendship was concluded. After that, cultural exchanges between the two nations have become very active. A lot of people make a profit on a transaction.
That is why I want Japanese government to deal with this problem properly, and have a good relationship with China.