hiː kəmplˈiːtli ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ɡˈʌvɚnmənts klˈeɪm ʌv θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ dˈɛθ tˈoʊl æz mˈɪɹ pɹˌɑːpɐɡˈændə, ɡˈɪvɪŋ hɪz ˈoʊn ˈɛstᵻmət ʌv ɚɹˈaʊnd tˈɛn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ dˈɛθs.
He completely rejected the Chinese government's claim of 300,000 death toll as mere propaganda, giving his own estimate of around 10,000 deaths.