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The definitive insider account of the Tokyo Trial, written by the son of China's Chief Prosecutor, Hsiang Che-chun. Unlike general histories of WWII, Journey to Justice offers a rare, primary-source perspective on the legal battles fought by the Chinese prosecution team. Drawing on private family archives, diplomatic correspondence, and court records, Professor Longwan Xiang reconstructs how China successfully prosecuted Class-A war criminals despite immense international pressure.

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XIANG Longwan is a mathematics professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). He was one of the founders of the Center for the Tokyo Trial Studies (CTTS) of SJTU in 2011 and has served as Honorary Director since then. He is the son of HSIANG Che-Chun, the prosecutor representing China to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, also known as the Tokyo Trial, from 1946 to 1948. The family connection inspired his interest and early research into the history of the Tokyo Trial.

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