Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying answers reporters' questions at a regular press conference on October 13, 2015. (Photo/fmprc.gov.cn)
(ECNS) -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a regular press conference on Tuesday that it is shocking and completely unacceptable that the Japanese side blatantly threatened UNESCO.
When asked about China's comments on reports that the Japanese government is considering stopping or reducing financial contributions to UNESCO given the UN body's decision to add Chinese documents on the Nanjing Massacre to the Memory of the World Register, Hua said the Chinese side fully recognizes the objectiveness and professionalism of UNESCO in handling the application.
The Nanjing Massacre is the atrocity committed by the Japanese militarism during WWII, which is a historical fact acknowledged by the international community, Hua said.
Documents submitted by the Chinese side totally meet the screening criteria of the Memory of the World Register, and have gone through the application procedure in full compliance with UNESCO rules. UNESCO's international advisory committee came to the relevant decision after deliberation and study in strict accordance with the procedure, the spokesperson added.
"The Japanese side, who keeps obstructing UNESCO's work and even resorts to threat, has revealed once again its wrong outlook on history to which it stubbornly clings," the spokesperson said.
Hua stressed that the Japanese side may threaten to reduce its financial contributions to relevant UN agency, but it cannot remove the stain it left on history. The harder it tries, the darker the stain will become.
"We solemnly urge the Japanese side to immediately stop pestering and threatening UNESCO with a sense of responsibility toward history and future, face up to and deeply reflect upon the history of aggression, correct mistakes and take concrete actions to win the trust of its Asian neighbors and the international community," the spokesperson said.
