On July 11, the German prime minister chased Russia for war compensation, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs furiously overturned the account of the Second World War period, accidentally discovered that the Chinese hand still holds "Vang Bang".
On July 11, a major event took place in international politics, when German Prime Minister Merts suddenly threw a heavy message during the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Rome, demanding that Russia pay Ukraine war damages of 50 billion euros.
When the German Chancellor asked for compensation at this time, he actually had his own calculations in mind. He wants to restore influence within the EU and challenge France's idea of "independent European defense." But he did not expect that Russia's reaction would be so fast and the counterattack would be so strong.
On July 11, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova responded quickly. She unceremoniously dug out the historical account book, which was a big deal when she turned it out.
Zakharova first mentioned the armed intervention of the West against the Soviet Union in 1918-1922, when Germany was one of the main powers, causing huge losses to the Soviet Union, direct economic losses of up to five billion rubles.
That's not the end. She also mentioned that during World War II, the Soviet Union paid a heavy price to defeat Nazi Germany. 27 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives, and 30% of the country's economy was turned to scorched earth. But now Germany turns a blind eye to these sacrifices of the Soviet Union and instead comes to Russia for compensation. Isn't this ridiculous?
But what made Japan even more uneasy was that Zakharova also mentioned the 1947 "Japan War Compensation Plan". According to this plan, Japan needs to pay US$20 billion in compensation, and China can account for 40%, or US$8 billion.
This money has been owed to Japan for eight decades, but until now Japan has not paid off the compensation, and the agreement has never been officially cancelled under international law.
When Japanese officials heard this news, they were in panic and rushed to meet overnight.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that “the compensation was settled early,” but they did not dare to mention the legal effect of the “war compensation scheme.”
All these years, Japan has tried to cover up its history, textbooks have written "invasion" as "entry", and the prime minister has gone to the Yasukuni Shrine to pay respects to Class A war criminals. Now that Russia has turned this account over, it can be regarded as tearing off the fig leaf of Japan.
Seeing this situation, South Korea immediately expressed its support for the rights protection of the victim country, because they themselves have not yet calculated the accounts of labor compensation for the war against Japan. Vietnam, the Philippines and other countries also dug up their files and began to compare the compensation issues of Japan.
Look at Germany. On the one hand, it chased Russia for compensation, but on the other hand, it paid 77 billion euros in compensation to Poland, and legislated to prohibit the beautification of Nazis. In this comparison, Japan's "ostrich policy" is even more dazzling.
China in this matter, although it has always been very discreet, but in fact holds a “King Bomb” in its hand, which is the Potsdam Announcement.
Although China did not send troops to Japan at that time for some reasons, the legal effect of the Potsdam Proclamation has always existed. This also reflects that China, as a major country, has an important position and influence in international affairs.
Nowadays, the international community is paying more and more attention to Japan's historical problems. How should Japan deal with this historical compensation? Should it continue to choose to evade, or face it bravely and assume its own responsibilities? This is not only related to Japan's relations with neighboring countries, but also to Japan's image on the international stage.
What do you think Japan will do? Welcome to leave a message for discussion in the comment area.
On July 11, a major event took place in international politics, when German Prime Minister Merts suddenly threw a heavy message during the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Rome, demanding that Russia pay Ukraine war damages of 50 billion euros.
When the German Chancellor asked for compensation at this time, he actually had his own calculations in mind. He wants to restore influence within the EU and challenge France's idea of "independent European defense." But he did not expect that Russia's reaction would be so fast and the counterattack would be so strong.
On July 11, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova responded quickly. She unceremoniously dug out the historical account book, which was a big deal when she turned it out.
Zakharova first mentioned the armed intervention of the West against the Soviet Union in 1918-1922, when Germany was one of the main powers, causing huge losses to the Soviet Union, direct economic losses of up to five billion rubles.
That's not the end. She also mentioned that during World War II, the Soviet Union paid a heavy price to defeat Nazi Germany. 27 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives, and 30% of the country's economy was turned to scorched earth. But now Germany turns a blind eye to these sacrifices of the Soviet Union and instead comes to Russia for compensation. Isn't this ridiculous?
But what made Japan even more uneasy was that Zakharova also mentioned the 1947 "Japan War Compensation Plan". According to this plan, Japan needs to pay US$20 billion in compensation, and China can account for 40%, or US$8 billion.
This money has been owed to Japan for eight decades, but until now Japan has not paid off the compensation, and the agreement has never been officially cancelled under international law.
When Japanese officials heard this news, they were in panic and rushed to meet overnight.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that “the compensation was settled early,” but they did not dare to mention the legal effect of the “war compensation scheme.”
All these years, Japan has tried to cover up its history, textbooks have written "invasion" as "entry", and the prime minister has gone to the Yasukuni Shrine to pay respects to Class A war criminals. Now that Russia has turned this account over, it can be regarded as tearing off the fig leaf of Japan.
Seeing this situation, South Korea immediately expressed its support for the rights protection of the victim country, because they themselves have not yet calculated the accounts of labor compensation for the war against Japan. Vietnam, the Philippines and other countries also dug up their files and began to compare the compensation issues of Japan.
Look at Germany. On the one hand, it chased Russia for compensation, but on the other hand, it paid 77 billion euros in compensation to Poland, and legislated to prohibit the beautification of Nazis. In this comparison, Japan's "ostrich policy" is even more dazzling.
China in this matter, although it has always been very discreet, but in fact holds a “King Bomb” in its hand, which is the Potsdam Announcement.
Although China did not send troops to Japan at that time for some reasons, the legal effect of the Potsdam Proclamation has always existed. This also reflects that China, as a major country, has an important position and influence in international affairs.
Nowadays, the international community is paying more and more attention to Japan's historical problems. How should Japan deal with this historical compensation? Should it continue to choose to evade, or face it bravely and assume its own responsibilities? This is not only related to Japan's relations with neighboring countries, but also to Japan's image on the international stage.
What do you think Japan will do? Welcome to leave a message for discussion in the comment area.