Decades after WWII, the horrors of Japan's Unit 731 remain.
China has received a batch of Russian-provided evidence related to Unit 731's wartime atrocities, including trial records of Unit 731 members, investigation reports on the unit's crimes, and internal official correspondence of Soviet authorities. The newly released files offer new evidence of the unit's wartime crimes and fuel the ongoing pursuit of truth and memory.
BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2025 (Xinhua) – This undated photo shows a staff member from China's Central Archives arranging some Russian-provided archive copies related to the infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare unit that operated during World War II. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2025 (Xinhua) – This undated photo shows some Russian-provided archive copies related to the infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare unit that operated during World War II. China has received a batch of Russian-provided evidence related to the infamous Unit 731, China's Central Archives said on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)