七七事变，勿忘国耻，《满铁的纪录》揭露日军侵华罪行

An archive in northeast China’s Liaoning Province has released footage showing Japanese invaders looting natural resources in China during World War II.

中国东北辽宁省对外公布了一份视频史料，揭露了二战期间日本侵略者入侵中国及掠夺中国资源的罪行。

The seven-minute black-and-white film, preserved at the archive of the Anshan City, shows Chinese workers forced to work in iron ore and coal mines, and the resources being delivered to a steel plant built by Japan in Anshan City in 1937.

这部长达7分钟的黑白电影，保存在鞍山市档案馆中，展示了中国工人被迫在铁矿石和煤矿工作，随后将开采的资源交付给1937年在鞍山钢铁建造的钢铁厂。

The film also shows Japanese economic activities in other parts of Liaoning, including Shenyang, Fushun and Benxi.

影片还展示了日本在辽宁其他地区的经济活动，包括沈阳、抚顺和本溪。

Ma Lianming, a researcher with the archive, said the footage, shot by the Japanese, was used to promote militarism back home and mobilize more Japanese people to join in the invasion of northeast China.

档案馆的研究员马连明说，这段由日本人拍摄的视频被用来在国内宣传军国主义，并动员更多的日本人加入入侵中国东北的行列。

Previous knowledge about Japan’s plundering of resources in northeast China mostly came from written documents. The rare film, shot by Japanese, is an incontestable evidence of Japan’s invasion of China and is of great historical value, he said.

“以前关于日本在中国东北地区掠夺资源的知识大多来自书面文件。这部由日本拍摄的罕见影片是日本入侵中国的有力证据，具有重要的历史价值。”他说。

According to records of the archive, Japanese invaders stole more than 10 million tonnes of iron and steel resources from Anshan between 1918 and 1945.

根据档案馆的记录，从1918年到1945年，日本侵略者从鞍山偷走了1000多万吨的铁和钢资源。

The film was unveiled Thursday ahead of 81st anniversary of Lugou Bridge incident.

这部电影于周四在卢沟桥事件81周年前夕公布。

On July 7, 1937, Japanese troops attacked the Lugou Bridge, also known as Marco Polo Bridge, on the outskirts of Beijing, triggering China’s full-scale resistance against the invasion.

1937年7月7日，日本军队袭击了位于北京郊区的卢沟桥，也被称为“马可波罗桥”，此次事件后中国开始对日本入侵做出全面抵抗。