[Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Recognizing and accepting the Tokyo Trial is a prerequisite for Japan’s return to the international community after the war] On November 12th, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference on November 12th. A reporter asked: Today is the 78th anniversary of the Tokyo Trial. What is China’s comment on this? Mao Ning said that on this day 78 years ago, after a two-and-a-half-year trial, the Tokyo Trial used massive amounts of irrefutable evidence and rigorous legal principles to determine that Japanese militarism had launched a war of aggression and seriously violated international law, and 25 Class-A war criminals were duly punished. The crimes of Japanese militarism were exposed to the world and were firmly nailed to the pillar of historical shame. The Tokyo Trial is an important part of the post-war international order. Recognizing and accepting the Tokyo Trial is a prerequisite for Japan's return to the international community after the war. For many years, Japan's right-wing forces have ignored the historical conclusion of the Tokyo Trial, tried their best to deny and even beautify the crime of aggression, and promoted a wrong view of history, which is outrageous. What is noteworthy is that in recent years, the Japanese government, which is unwilling to completely cut off from Japanese militarism, has significantly increased military expenditures, developed offensive capabilities, promoted the revision of the "Three Security Documents", attempted to abandon the "Three Non-nuclear Principles", and continuously accelerated the "remilitarization" process. The above-mentioned trends will seriously challenge the legal bottom line established by the Tokyo Trial and seriously threaten regional peace and stability. History cannot be forgotten and justice cannot be challenged. The international community should jointly resist all perverse attempts to overturn the history of aggression and revive militarism. China is willing to work with peace-loving countries and people around the world to firmly protect the historical truth, safeguard the post-war international order, and defend international fairness and justice. (CCTV News)