CHAPTER ONE VIEW THE WAR OF RESISTANCE AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE WORLD ANTI-FASCIST WAR Tang Zhongnan
Significance of the Victory 4
China’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression: A Significant Component of World Anti-Fascist War 9
Great Contributions Made by China’s War of Resistance 12
Sympathy with and Selfless Aid to China’s Resistance Against Japanese Aggression by Various Countries and Nations as well as People from All Walks of Life Throughout the World 22
CHAPTER TWO HISTORICAL COGNITION AND SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS Wang Xinsheng
Historical Problems and Historical Cognition 32
Practical Cases of Joint Research in History 41
Background of Intensifying Problem of Historical Views 50
Historical Issues on Which Joint Studies to Be Carried Out 58
CHAPTER THREE THE GAME OVER THE MIKADO AND MIKADO SYSTEM BETWEEN THE US AND JAPAN Song Chengyou
The Issue of “Safeguarding the Imperial Household and National Polity” on the Minds of Japan’s Ruling Group Before Surrender 69
Considerations of US Decision-Makers 75
Japanese Surrender: Mikado and the Mikado System Preserved 82
CHAPTER FOUR WAS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE NANJING SAFETY ZONE DURING THE NANJING MASSACRE AN ANTI-JAPANESE ORGANIZATION? Zhang Lianhong
Westerners Establishing the Nanjing Safety Zone 94
Japanese Military Authorities’ Tacit Consent to the Safety Zone at the Early Stage after Their Occupation of Nanjing 101
Hostility from Japanese Authorities to the International Committee for the Nanjing Safety Zone 109
Puppet Self-Governing Regime Supported by Japanese Authorities Oppressing and Replacing the Safety Zone 118
CHAPTER FIVE JAPAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF CHINA AND THE SEPTEMBER 18TH INCIDENT Shen Haitao
Japan’s Perception of China and International Order 127
Japan’s Plan to “Separate Manchu and Mongolia from China” 137
Understanding of and Studies on History 141
CHAPTER SIX AN ANALYSIS OF JAPAN'S MILITARY STRATEGY IN ITS WAR OF AGGRESSION AGAINST CHINA Jiang Lifeng
The Dispute over “Striking North” and “Striking South” 148
Japan’s Strategy of Aggression Against China Around the September 18th Incident 157
Japan’s Strategy of Aggression Against China Around the July 7th Incident 164
CHAPTER SEVEN CRITICISM AND ANALYSIS OF THE TOKYO TRIALS Song Zhiyong
The Tokyo Trials and the International Laws 175
Exoneration of the Japanese Emperor 184
The Historical Significance of the Tokyo Trials 194
CHAPTER EIGHT A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE INSTITUTION OF “COMFORT WOMEN” AMONG JAPANESE INVADING ARMIES IN CHINA Su Zhiliang and Chen Lifei
The Origin and Developmental Process of the Institution of “Comfort Women” 202
The Types and Establishment of Comfort Stations for the Japanese Army in China 211
Analyses of “Comfort Women” 225
