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China's National Archives Publish the Selected Archives on "Comfort Women"

Starting August 15, 2014, China’s National Archives released a series of archival selections on “comfort women” and military sexual slavery. The release presents official records to the public.

Since August 15, 2014, China's National Archives Administration has successively published the Selected Archives on "Comfort Women" — Japan's Military Sexual Slavery series on its official website, presenting the operation of the military sexual slavery system through official records.

I. Content of the action: Since August 15, 2014, the National Archives Administration has published the archive selection series, including the documentary film "Archives of the Japanese Military 'Comfort Women'" with narration, archives formed during the interrogation of war criminals, and historical photographs, released to the public in batches as archival evidence responding to voices denying history. (Sources: Xinhua 2014-08-15; National Archives Administration official website)

II. Significance: This action directly opened core official archives to the public, echoing efforts to nominate "comfort women" archives to the Memory of the World Register. Archives are the most stable and verifiable form of historical evidence.

III. Status: Action status — Concluded (first round completed in 2014; later batches updated as planned). The archives remain publicly searchable.

(Sources: Xinhua 2014-08-15; National Archives Administration official website. Data date: 2014.)