[Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Those in power in Japan should face up to history, reflect on their culpability, and change their minds] On October 15, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference. A reporter asked: Recently, the Japanese media disclosed the internal meeting minutes of the Yasukuni Shrine for the first time, systematically disclosing the decision-making process for enshrining 14 Class-A war criminals. The records show that the Japanese government had formed an arrangement with the Yasukuni Shrine to enshrine Class-A war criminals as early as the 1960s, but the relevant facts were not disclosed to the outside world. It was not known to the outside world until 1979. What is China’s comment on this? In this regard, Mao Ning said that relevant records once again prove that the Japanese government at that time knew that enshrining Class-A war criminals was extremely disgraceful, and was conscious of its guilty conscience. It deliberately kept it secret during the decision-making process. These Class-A war criminals are the chief culprits of Japan's militaristic war of aggression, and their hands are stained with the blood of the people of the victimized countries. The solemn verdict of the Tokyo Trial nailed these war criminals to the pillar of shame in human history forever, upheld international justice and laid the legal foundation for the post-war international order. The Japanese authorities have repeatedly worshiped such a de facto "war criminals shrine". Where is their conscience? History cannot be tampered with, and the truth cannot be erased. There is irrefutable evidence of Japan's crimes of militaristic aggression. Those in power in Japan should face up to history, reflect on their culpability, and change their minds. (CCTV News)