Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou says Taiwanese and Chinese historians should work together to expose Japanese war crimes against China during World War II. Ma made the remarks after visiting a museum on a notorious Japanese military unit that carried out horrific experiments on live human subjects.
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00:00Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has said Taiwanese and Chinese historians should work
00:05together to expose Japanese war crimes against China during World War II.
00:10Ma made the comment after visiting a museum on a Japanese military unit that tested biological
00:15weapons on humans.
00:17He's on a nine-day trip to China with a group of Taiwanese students.
00:21It's Ma's second trip to China this year.
00:24The former president emphasizes the importance of cross-strait exchanges, but such trips
00:28are often criticized in Taiwan.
00:31A Chinese group invited by Ma's foundation that recently visited Taiwan triggered protests,
00:36with many members of the delegation affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party.