ThisphototakenonJan.19,2024showsthelaunchceremonyofthebook"RabeandChina"hostedbyBeijingUnionUniversityandResearchPressinBeijing,capitalofChina.(Xinhua/TaiSicong)BEIJING,Jan.19(Xinhua)--ThelaunchceremonyofabookaboutthetimeJohnRabespentinChinawashostedbyBeijingUnionUniversityandResearchPressonFridayafternoon.JohnRabe,dubbedthe"OskarSchindlerofChina,"anddozensofotherforeignersriskedtheirlivestosetupaninternationalsafetyzoneinNanjing,andtherebysavedthelivesofmorethan200,000Chinesepeoplebetween1937and1938.Thebook,"RabeandChina,"containsthediaryofJohnRabeandotherrelevantdocumentsandrecountsthe30yearshespentinChinainplacesincludingBeijing,TianjinandNanjing,aswellastheenduringfriendshipbetweentheRabefamilyandChina.ThediaryanddocumentsweresuppliedbyfriendsandrelativesofRabewhoalsogavetheirpermissionforittobeusedinthisbook.ThebookwaswrittenbyJohnRabe'sgrandson,GermanreproductiveendocrinologistThomasRabe."TodayisaveryimportantdayforthefriendshipoftheRabefamilyandChina,whichhasbeencontinuingforfourgenerationsandover115years,"ThomasRabesaidinavideoaddressattheceremony.Afterreviewinghisgrandfather'sexperiencesinChina,aswellashisowncollaborationandfriendshipwithChinesemedicalexperts,hesaidthatthecooperationoftheRabefamilyoverfourgenerationswithChinaisproofofastrongbondbetweentheRabefamilyandChina,orbetweenGermanyandChinaingeneral,todayandinthefuture.DingBo,chiefeditorofResearchPress,saidthebooknotonlyrecordsthehistoryoftheNanjingMassacrefromdifferentperspectives,butalsointerpretsthementalandemotionalbasisofJohnRabe'sfeatbackthen,aswellastheeffortsmadebyhisdescendantstopublicizehisdeedsandinherithisspirit.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.