'Forgetting past suffering may lead to future disasters': Tokyo Trial Judge Mei Ru'ao's eldest daughter remembers her father's words
By: Global Times | Published: May 05, 2026 10:25 PM
On the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial, Mei Xiaokan, daughter of Chinese judge Mei Ru’ao, shares her father’s powerful words: “I am not a revenge seeker… but I believe that forgetting past suffering may lead to future disasters.” History must be remembered and safeguarded to “help the world move toward peace.”