A moment of silence was held in Nanjing to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
Despite the winter chill, thousands of people, including survivors of the massacre, gathered in Nanjing, with white flowers pinned to their chests, to partake in the ceremony.
The Nanjing Massacre took place when Japanese troops captured the then-Chinese capital on Dec. 13, 1937. Over the course of six weeks, they proceeded to kill approximately 300,000 Chinese civilians.
Despite the winter chill, thousands of people, including survivors of the massacre, gathered in Nanjing, with white flowers pinned to their chests, to partake in the ceremony.
The Nanjing Massacre took place when Japanese troops captured the then-Chinese capital on Dec. 13, 1937. Over the course of six weeks, they proceeded to kill approximately 300,000 Chinese civilians.
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00:00China has been marking the anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre in which more than 300,000 civilians and prisoners of war were killed by Japanese troops.
00:09The last remaining survivors gathered for the annual memorial.
00:13Japanese troops entered Nanjing in December 1937, beginning six weeks of mass killings, torture and rape.
00:20It's considered one of the worst wartime atrocities.