1. The purpose of setting up a national public holiday is to mourn the victims of the Nanjing Massacre and all those who were killed by the Japanese aggressors in the Japanese imperialist war of aggression against China, to expose the war crimes of the Japanese aggressors, and to bear in mind the profound disasters caused by the war of aggression to the people of China and the people of the world, and to show the firm stand of the people of China in opposing the war of aggression, defending human dignity and safeguarding world peace.
1937 12 13. The Japanese invaders began a 40-day massacre of our Nanjing compatriots, which shocked China and foreign countries and killed more than 300,000 people. This is an inhuman fascist atrocity in the history of human civilization. This barbaric act in flagrant violation of international law is irrefutable and has historical and legal conclusions.
3. In order to mourn the victims of the Nanjing Massacre and all those killed by the Japanese invaders in the Japanese imperialist war of aggression against China, expose the war crimes of the Japanese aggressors, bear in mind the profound disasters caused by the war of aggression to the people of China and the people of the world, and show the firm stand of the people of China in opposing the war of aggression, defending human dignity and safeguarding world peace, the Seventh Standing Committee of the 12th NPC decided:
65438+February 65438+March was established as the national public holiday day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre. Every year in 65438+February 65438+March, the state holds a public sacrifice to mourn the victims of the Nanjing Massacre and all the victims killed by the Japanese invaders in the Japanese imperialist war of aggression against China.