{"id":11582,"date":"2007-03-07T22:06:18","date_gmt":"2007-03-08T05:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/03\/07\/china-raps-japan-over-sex-slaves-bbc\/"},"modified":"2007-03-07T22:06:18","modified_gmt":"2007-03-08T05:06:18","slug":"china-raps-japan-over-sex-slaves-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/03\/china-raps-japan-over-sex-slaves-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"China Raps Japan Over Sex Slaves &#8211; BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing says Japan should face up to history and take responsibility for its army&#8217;s use of sex slaves during World War II, via BBC:<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/Protests%20Abe.php\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/Protests%20Abe.php','popup','width=203,height=152,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/Protests%20Abe-thumb.jpg\" width=\"133\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He was speaking after Japan&#8217;s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caused controversy last week by questioning whether women were &#8220;coerced&#8221; into sexual slavery.<\/p>\n<p>Many historians say Japan compelled up to 200,000 women, mostly Chinese and Korean, to become sex slaves.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Abe has said Japan will not go beyond a 1993 apology on the issue. <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/6422091.stm\">[Full Text]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View the related report of Washington Post: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/03\/01\/AR2007030101498.html\">Prime Minister Denies Women Were Forced Into WWII Brothels<\/a> says, &#8220;Japan&#8217;s prime minister denied Thursday that the country&#8217;s military forced women into sexual slavery during World War II, casting doubt on a past government apology and jeopardizing a fragile detente with his Asian neighbors.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing says Japan should face up to history and take responsibility for its army&#8217;s use of sex slaves during World War II, via BBC: He was speaking after Japan&#8217;s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caused controversy last week by questioning whether women were &#8220;coerced&#8221; into sexual slavery. 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