History, History

First ever China, Japan and South Korea joint history writing has been over. A discussion was held in Washington DC to assess the results.

According to Professor Yang Daqing of George Washington University, the book is more balanced, instead of traditional Sino-centric views in China. And there are more Japanese women written in the book. Regarding to the rape of Nanjing, instead of only one number-300,000 used in the Chinese history books, another number-200,000 also presented.

Since it is the first history book ever written jointly among Chinese, Japanese and South Koreans, it is by no means flawless. But as Professor Yang said, “it is still a breakthrough”.