At the age of nine, she lost her sight as a result of Japanese chemical warfare attacks. At fourteen, Japanese soldiers forced her into sexual slavery and broke her toes. As a result, she was unable to have children.
Today, there are only six registered survivors of the 'comfort women' system from the time of the Japanese war remaining on mainland China.
In March of this year, sixteen independent human rights experts from the United Nations published a joint statement calling for truth, justice, and reparations for survivors of the system controlled by Japan during World War II.
CGTN visited Yueyang, Hunan province in central China, to meet with Peng Zhujin and her nephew Peng Zifan, who shared a story that is not just a history, but her own life.