Shared struggle should be stressed

On Sunday, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark visited the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall. After seeing the displayed historical documents that record the Japanese army's atrocities, she watered the tree of peace in the garden and put a yellow rose beside it.

Her moves symbolize her support for China in issues related with World War II, says a commentary in Global Times, which advocates China recall that part of history with more countries and encourage them to join in the effort of preventing Japan from denying history.

The Queen's visit not only respects the memory of the victims, but also paid tribute to Danish industrialist Bernhard Arp Sindberg, who ran a refugee camp and protected more than 20,000 innocent Chinese during the massacre, of whom some are still alive today. Sindberg and the people he saved best link the histories of China and Denmark together. Being situated at opposite sides of Eurasia continent does not prevent the two countries from sharing this memory together.