China receives Russian-provided evidence on notorious Japanese Unit 731

BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Guangming Online) -- China has received a batch of Russian-provided evidence related to the infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare unit that operated during World War II, China's Central Archives said on Saturday.

The archive copies from Russia include trial records of Unit 731 members, investigation reports on the unit's crimes, and internal official correspondence of Soviet authorities, covering the period running from May 11, 1939 to Dec. 25, 1950.

"These archives provided by Russia complement and corroborate the archives on Unit 731 crimes and site evidence preserved in China," Zhao Cong, Head of Department for International Cooperation of China's Central Archives, told Guangming Online. "They provide irrefutable historical evidence that solidifies the crimes of Japan's germ warfare during its invasion of China, once again confirming it was "an organized, premeditated, systematic state crime directed from the top down."

Experts highlighted these materials as indisputable evidence for restoring historical truth, which is of great significance for promoting a correct historical view of World War II and for strengthening the national spirit based on patriotism.

During World War II, the Japanese invading forces established a biological warfare network across multiple Asian countries, with Unit 731 located in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, serving as a top-secret base for biological weapons and human experiments.

At least 3,000 people from China, the Soviet Union and other countries and regions were used in human experiments conducted by Unit 731.

This undated photo shows parts of Russian-provided evidence related to the infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare unit that operated during World War II. (Xiong Jian/Guangming Picture)

This undated photo shows parts of Russian-provided evidence related to the infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare unit that operated during World War II. (Xiong Jian/Guangming Picture)

This undated photo shows parts of Russian-provided evidence related to the infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare unit that operated during World War II. (Xiong Jian/Guangming Picture)

This undated photo shows parts of Russian-provided evidence related to the infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare unit that operated during World War II. (Xiong Jian/Guangming Picture)

This undated photo shows parts of Russian-provided evidence related to the infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare unit that operated during World War II. (Xiong Jian/Guangming Picture)