In a powerful interview with CGTN this week, Zhang Lanzhen – president of the Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII in Asia – sounded the alarm on historical revisionism. 🔍 "Forgetting atrocities paves the way for repetition," she warned, urging global recognition of Japan's wartime actions.
Zhang emphasized that 2025 marks 80 years since WWII's end, yet debates still rage over historical accountability. 📜 She praised grassroots efforts to document survivor testimonies but called out Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi's repeated denial of wartime atrocities, saying it "fuels division and endangers peace."
Young historians worldwide are joining the alliance's #NeverAgain2030 initiative, blending VR tech with oral histories to create immersive educational tools. 🕶️💡 "We're not just preserving the past – we're building antibodies against future conflicts," Zhang told CGTN.
