A sad story came along. China seems to be building a new airport again at the border of North Korea, near 長白山 (Changbai Shan). The Chinese authorities say that the airport is for sight-seeing and would be connected to Beijing, Tsingtao, Dalian and Changchun at least until next summer. However from any angle the aim of the hasty construction would be for the diversion of the airport to military use in case of military tension. I'm afraid one of the most beautiful places in China could be polluted. 長白山 (Changbai Shan) is called 白頭山 (Paektu-San or Baekdu Mountain) in North Korea. See also here.
This area has a complex history. There are some important and beautiful Korean remains. China says those monuments are their own, as usual, but they are apparently Korean (Goguryeo 高句麗). Chinese authorities, I think, lie just like exhaling their own breath. Tong Hua City (通化市) is located in this area. I'd like you to know an incident that happened here on Feb. 3rd in 1946. We Japanese have to remember this incident for more than 3000 victims who were killed by the Chinese Communists. (see here in Japanese!)
Let me explain this incident. The Pacific War is supposed to be over on Aug. 15th in 1945. In fact, unbelievably, all the fights were over by the voice of the Emperor in most battle fields. Japanese soldiers threw their guns away on this day. However it was not the case in Hokkaido and China. I write about the case in China here.
In China the roundup of Japanese was still happening a half year from the end of the war. Genocide of more than 3000 Japanese was committed in Tong Hua City (通化市) on Feb. 3rd 1946 by Chinese communists. I hope this incident will be in the public eye. Chinese authorities insist that they fought Japan in the Pacific War, but it is not true. It was the Kuomintang Party that fought Japan. Chinese communists were just hiding in the mountain and they started to fight around the end of the war. Besides, it was the Chinese communists that organized massacres against Japanese after the war. Many Japanese who were waiting to go back to Japan were cruelly killed. I want all of you to investigate this incident. Let's have knowledge based on the true evidence.
(Vocabulary)
come along やって来る、現れる； 〔宿題などが〕進む； 現実になる
My homework is coming along nicely [smoothly]. : 宿題は、はかどっています。
A chance like this doesn't come along too often. : こういうのは、そうそうないチャンスだ。
hasty (行動・判断などが)性急な, 軽率な
diversion 排水路、迂回路； 脇へ反らせること、転換、移転、転用; 気晴らし、娯楽、気分転換; 《軍事》けん制（作戦）、陽動（作戦）; 目的地外着陸
Tom never saw you as anything but a diversion. : トムにとってあなたはただの遊び相手なのよ。
any way you slice it〈米話〉 // from any angle どう考えても
military tension 軍事的緊張
exhale 発散する、蒸発する、消散する、息を吐く、息を吐き出す; 吐き出す、発散させる
roundup 一斉逮捕［検挙］、手入れ
roundup of vagrants ホームレス狩り
Kuomintang Party 中国国民党
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