Draft regulation would preserve respect for Nanjing Massacre

NANJING - A draft regulation to protect the national memorial ceremony for victims of the Nanjing Massacre was submitted for deliberation at a session of the Standing Committee of the Nanjing municipal people's congress, which opened on Tuesday in Jiangsu province.

Under the draft, speech that distorts or denies facts of the massacre - including behavior such as taking photos or videos of people dressed in Japanese uniforms at memorial sites, or appropriation of the names or portraits of victims, survivors or martyrs - will all be banned and punished.

It states that vehicles and ships should sound their horns and pedestrians should pause to mourn the deceased in silence for one minute during the ceremony on National Memorial Day. It also suggested compiling textbooks and organizing school activities related to the national memorial.