A fact from Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 December 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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... that Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day has a memorial tripod? Source: "In 2014’s first national memorial ceremony, Xi assisted eighty-five-year-old Xia Shuqin, a prominent survivor, in unveiling the National Memorial Tripod"[1]
ALT1: ... that on the first Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day, Xi Jinping called for friendship between China and Japan? Source: "Xi also appeared to hold out an olive branch to Japan, emphasising the need for Chinese and Japanese to live in friendship, stressing that it was "militarists" who were responsible for the massacre."[2]
Article is new and big enough. Correct person credited. referenced throughout. Controversy covered in a neutral way.
Original hook is short enough and covered in article with a reference. Content of reference confirm the hook. Hook alt1 is short enough and covered in article with a reference. QPQ performed. Good to go. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:42, 15 November 2022 (UTC)Reply