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Commentary: Time to remember war and peace amid political absurdity

File photo taken on May 3, 1946 shows a scene of Tokyo Trials in Japan. After WWII, the Allied Forces tried Japanese war criminals in Tokyo.(Xinhua)

On the 106th anniversary of the beginning of WWI, it is time to recollect how a series of reckless mistakes and irresponsible behaviors dragged mankind into untold sorrow.

The world today is very different from a century ago and mankind has more wisdom to avoid history repeating itself, hopefully. But when some politicians of the most powerful modern-day country are playing games that challenge common sense and human conscience, the world should be fully on its guard with worries that political absurdity might translate into real tragedy in the 21st century.

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