China Strongly Condemns Professor Ramseyer's Controversial Remarks: "Comfort Women Were Forcibly Recruited"

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson "Opposes Acts Glorifying Aggressive War and Distorting History"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Onyu] The Chinese government has directly criticized Mark Ramseyer, a Harvard Law School professor who claimed that Japanese military comfort women were "voluntary prostitutes."

Hua Chunying, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated at a regular briefing on the 19th in response to a question about Professor Ramseyer's paper on comfort women, "The forced recruitment of comfort women was a serious crime against humanity committed by Japanese militarism against the people of Asia during World War II."

Spokesperson Hua continued, "China's position on the comfort women issue is consistent and clear," emphasizing, "This (forced recruitment) is an internationally recognized historical fact, and there is abundant related evidence."

She added, "We have demanded that Japan face history squarely, reflect on it, and handle the comfort women issue with a responsible attitude to gain the trust of the international community," and said, "China opposes all actions that glorify aggressive wars and distort history."

When asked whether China would oppose the publication of Professor Ramseyer's paper, Hua replied, "I have not seen the paper, but China's position on the comfort women issue is clear," and answered, "Not only China but people around the world clearly recognize the issue of forced recruitment of comfort women."

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