From Man to Ghost From Ghost to Man

Author: Yuan Shaoying, Yang Guizhen (editors)
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Publishing Date: 2002-12-01
Features: China Social Sciences Academy · China-Japan History Research Center Collection. On August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced the unconditional surrender, marking a great victory for China's 15-year-long Anti-Japanese War. On July 29, 1950, the Chinese government took over 969 Japanese war criminals from the Soviet Union, including generals, lieutenants, sergeants, and corporals, who had committed unforgivable crimes such as burning, killing, looting, and plunder in China. At that time, the Chinese leaders had a far-sighted vision and formulated the reform policy of "hating the crime, not the person." As a result, the maniacs imprisoned in Fushun and Taiyuan Management Centers received humane treatment from the Communist Party of China, the government, and the people, beginning their transformation from monsters back to humans. Through education and reform, they gradually restored their conscience, deeply reflected on their actions, and completely recognized the nature and harm of Japanese militarism. They became peacekeepers who loved peace, opposed aggressive wars, upheld Sino-Japanese friendship, and fought tirelessly against right-wing forces in Japan. This book is well-documented and rich in content, systematically recording the process of Japanese war criminals' transformation from "humans to monsters" and "monsters back to humans," as well as reviewing the arduous struggles of the "Chinese Returnee Association" over the 44 years since its establishment.