I am writing in response to the letter headlined 'You can't buy forgiveness' (October 23), by Seima Tateoka.
Easier said than done - that is my response to the correspondent's remarks on an encounter with a mustard-gas bomb. How would an ordinary person suspect where or what is a mustard-gas bomb? No way.
So there is no doubt that the people injured by chemical weapons abandoned by Japanese soldiers in China had no idea that they had dredged up a bomb while they were working.
As a Chinese, I totally support these innocent victims in their fight for justice. They are not 'seeking money from Japan' but trying their best to help Japanese recognise the real history.
Indeed, cash cannot solve all problems, especially problems related to innocent lives.
But, besides money, can anyone suggest suitable methods to compensate for the great harm done to these people? Perhaps an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But no, the world is bloody enough.