Paramilitary police hold wreaths during a rehearsal for a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the start of the Nanjing Massacre at the Nanjing Massacre Museum, Jiangsu province, December 12, 2007. Activities will be held on December 13 to commemorate the 1937 massacre, when Japanese troops killed more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and captives, raped more than 20,000 and burned down one-third of the urban buildings. [newsphoto]

"The New York Times" of Dec. 18, 1937, frontpages the news of Nanjing Massacre. (File Photo)

Experts: "unassailable" evidence confirms 300,000 victims in Nanjing Massacre

    NANJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese historians have said that "unassailable" historical documents have proved more than 300,000 people were slaughtered in the infamous Nanjing Massacre by invading Japanese troops 70 years ago.

    "There is no doubt on the total number of victims, which has been confirmed by unassailable evidence in legal documents, and the Japanese right wing's attempt to deny it is unacceptable," said Zhu Chengshan, curator of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial. Full story