Op-Ed by Wang Ping, researcher in Japan studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences:

“The war anniversary is an opportunity for Abe to befriend the neighbors and the world. As much as he hates to, Abe is expected to confess that Japan did inflict immense sufferings on neighboring countries in Asia such as China and the ROK by invading and colonizing them, because the entire world would be closely watching his statement and moves.”