A Chinese representative at the United Nations Human Rights Council has said that before lecturing other countries on human rights, Japan must engage in genuine self-reflection and acknowledge responsibility for its past atrocities.
Speaking on Wednesday at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, China’s delegate Wang Nian stated that several countries—including Japan, Finland, Lithuania, and Australia—were misusing the Council’s platform to spread baseless accusations and misleading information against China.
Wang said, “Those who seek to instruct others on human rights have deeply tarnished human rights records of their own. Japan has never conducted genuine self-reflection on its historical crimes. Through militarism, it waged wars of aggression and committed grave crimes against humanity, causing immense suffering across the region and beyond. Yet Japan shows no real remorse.”
He added that the issue of “comfort women,” who suffered abuse during World War II, has long been a matter of international concern. Victims from China, the Republic of Korea, Cambodia, and other countries have still not received justice. The Chinese representative urged Japan to address human rights violations within its own borders with sincerity and seriousness.
Source & Photo: CCTV.