(250816) -- HEIDELBERG, Aug. 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2025 shows the logo of John Rabe Communication Center in Heidelberg, Germany. John Rabe Communication Center is dedicated to commemorating John Rabe for his role in protecting civilians during the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, an atrocity committed during Japan's war of aggression against China. During the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, John Rabe, a then representative of Siemens in the war-ravaged Chinese city Nanjing, set up an international safety zone with other foreigners, and saved the lives of around 250,000 Chinese people between 1937 and 1938 from Japanese invaders.
The center was established by Thomas Rabe, grandson of John Rabe, and his wife in 2002. Over the years, Thomas Rabe has dedicated himself to compiling over 20 volumes of wartime diaries written by his grandfather. These diaries have become invaluable historical resources for research on the Nanjing Massacre. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)
