In the wake of US President Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima on Friday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi issued a statement that the Nanjing massacre committed by Japan in 1937 deserves as much attention as Hiroshima.

"Hiroshima is worthy of attention. But even more so Nanjing should not be forgotten," Wang said. "Victims deserve sympathy, but perpetrators should never shirk their responsibility."

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China claims that nearly 300,000 people died, and dozens of women were raped during the horrifying Nanjing massacre that was perpetuated by the rampaging Japanese army during the second Sino-Japan war. The massacre took place over the course of six weeks starting from December 13, 1937 in Nanjing city, the then capital city of China.     

China alleges that Japan has never publicly acknowledged the severe human right violations committed by the Japanese army during World War II. An allegation that Japan tends to always overlook, much to the dismay of the Chinese government and its people.

Obama on Friday became first-ever sitting US president to visit Hiroshima, where America detonated a nuclear bomb in 1945. Following the incident, the world for the very first time witnessed the catastrophe unleashed by a nuclear bomb, leading to death of millions of people across the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.     

However, despite immense public pressure, Obama did not offer any public apology for the Hiroshima bombing. Many Japanese protesters were seen carrying placards and banners that read 'apologize.'

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