Chinese seek compensation from Japanese companies in U.S.

BEIJING, China - Plaintiffs in a suit filed in a Los Angeles court demanding compensation from the Mitsui and Mitsubishi group companies talk to reporters Aug. 23 at a hotel in Beijing. A total of nine plaintiffs, five Chinese nationals and four Chinese Americans, are seeking compensation on behalf of all Chinese forced to work in Japanese factories and mines during World War II. The suit is the first time Chinese nationals living in China have sued Japanese companies in connection with the alleged forced labor.

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