| |
 |
China demands textbook revision
|
THE Chinese side has once again demanded that the Japanese Government take effective measures to correct its serious mistakes in the history textbook fabricated by rightist scholars.
An official from the Chinese Foreign Ministry called in an official of the Japanese embassy in Beijing on Wednesday at the request of the Chinese Government, and submitted a memorandum on the textbook issue.
The Chinese diplomat pointed out that the history textbook compiled by Japanese rightist scholars advocates imperialism, and whitewashes and denies Japan's history of aggression. And this textbook still contains serious mistakes despite 137 revisions, said the diplomat.
“Instead of reflecting on the war of aggression launched by Japanese militarists, the textbook, through history-distorting facts, tries to deny the aggressive nature of the war, mentioning only lightly and even trying to conceal the crimes committed by its militarists," the official said.
“This will seriously mislead Japanese society and the younger generation in their viewpoint on history," he added.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda vowed yesterday to sincerely deal with China's demand on Wednesday to revise the controversial history textbook.
“We cannot do anything more than closely examine the contents of the request and sincerely deal with it," the top government spokesman told a press conference.(SD-Xinhua)
|
|
|
|
