Nanjing Massacre survivor wins suit against Japan authors

Nanjing Massacre survivor wins suit against Japan authors

NANJING, China - Xia Shuqin, 77, a survivor of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, speaks to reporters Aug. 23 in Nanjing after the Xuanwu District People's Court ordered two Japanese authors and their publisher to pay 1.6 million yuan (about $200,000) to Xia for damaging her reputation.

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