国际英语资讯:Canadian lawmaker makes statement in parliament on Japanese atrocities during WWII
<p><span word="OTTAWA">OTTAWA</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 30-- <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="Jenny">Jenny</span> <span word="Kwan">Kwan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="Massacre">Massacre</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="atrocities">atrocities</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 80<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="Massacre">Massacre</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Eighty">Eighty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="raped">raped</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 20,000 <span word="to">to</span> 80,000 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> 300,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>," <span word="Kwan">Kwan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="witnesses">witnesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atrocities">atrocities</span> <span word="as">as</span> '<span word="Hell">Hell</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>'," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 13, <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span>, <span word="Manitoba">Manitoba</span>, <span word="Alberta">Alberta</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> (<span word="BC">BC</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="Massacre">Massacre</span> <span word="Commemorative">Commemorative</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="designating">designating</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 13 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="Massacre">Massacre</span> <span word="Commemorative">Commemorative</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="of">of</span> 300,000 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="troops">troops</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span>, <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="descent">descent</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motion">motion</span>.</p><p><span word="Manitoba">Manitoba</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="Massacre">Massacre</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unanimous">unanimous</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span>.</p><p><span word="Kwan">Kwan</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heinous">heinous</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="women">women</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>.</p>
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