Date of letter:1993-02-28
Address of author:Yongzhou City, Hunan Province
Date of event:Not mentioned
Location of event:Yongzhou City, Hunan Province
Name of author:Wan Shaohai
Name(s) of victim(s):Common people in Yongzhou City
Type of atrocity:Murders, Rapes, Others（MU, RA, OT)
Other details:Japanese invaders for several times passed my hometown and killed unarmed villagers, raped seniors aged 60 above and teenage girls, wantonly burned houses including my home. We Chinese civilians demand the Japanese government to give us apology and provide compensation.
Strongly Demanding the Japanese Government to Apologize to and Compensate the Chinese People
I am from (Huang’an Village) Yuetian Town, Yueyang County, Hunan Province, China. The Japanese army marched across my hometown several times during Japan’s war of aggression against China. They killed unarmed innocent people, burned, robbed and raped. They killed over 10 people including Li Jialong, Li XX, women and children. They raped dozens of people including old women of over 60, someone’s wife and Li XX, a girl of over 10. They burned houses of dozens of families including my family, Li XX’s family and Wan XX’s family. The number of pigs and cattle they robbed cannot be calculated. At that time, my hometown was occupied by the Japanese army. Every time the Japanese army came, we would escape away from home. Those women and young girls who failed in running away would be raped and killed. We demand the Japanese government to apologize to and compensate the Chinese people.
On February 28, 1993, Wan XX strongly demands the Japanese government to apologize to and compensate the Chinese people.
Mr Tong,
I have a question to ask. I have written a letter demanding the Japanese government to apologize to and compensate the Chinese people. Could you tell me if I can send it to the Japanese government? And please give me instructions on what I can do from now on.
Best regards,
Wan XX
Feb,28,1993
