Hidden beneath the clinical euphemisms of "disease prevention" and "water purification" lies one of WWII's most chilling chapters: Japan's Unit 731. This covert biological warfare division conducted lethal experiments on thousands of Chinese civilians and POWs, leaving a legacy of suffering that still echoes through yellowed archival documents.
Archives of Anguish
CGTN's Mike Walter recently explored preserved records revealing how Unit 731 operatives tested plague bombs, frostbite treatments on living subjects, and other atrocities between 1936-1945. Survivors' testimonies describe facilities where infected prisoners were dissected without anesthesia to study disease progression.
Historical Reckoning
While some Unit 731 leaders faced Soviet trials post-war, many escaped prosecution through U.S. immunity deals in exchange for research data. Contemporary historians emphasize preserving this history as both a scientific ethics warning and a testament to civilian resilience.
