China celebrates 80 years of Taiwan's restoration to promote national reunification.
The restoration of Taiwan is a shared glory of compatriots on both sides of the Strait, a result of China's victory in World War II.
CGTN – On October 25, 1945, the ceremony to accept Japan's surrender in the Taiwan Province of the Allied Powers' Chinese theater of war was held in Taipei. From that point on, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands reverted to the sovereign jurisdiction of China.
Eighty years later, the National People's Congress (NPC) of China voted on the 24th of this month to designate October 25th as the Day of Commemoration of the Restoration of Taiwan.
The Commemorative Conference for the 80th Anniversary of the Restoration of Taiwan was held in Beijing this Saturday (25), and had several commemorative activities held on the same day.
The restoration of Taiwan is a shared glory of compatriots on both sides of the Strait, a result of China's victory in World War II and an important part of the postwar international order.
The Cairo Declaration of 1943, the Potsdam Proclamation of 1945, and the Japanese Terms of Surrender of 1945, among other documents with international legal effect, unequivocally affirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan. It can be said that Taiwan's status was completely defined 80 years ago.
However, in recent years, Lai Ching-te and the Democratic Progressive Party authorities have stubbornly promoted “Taiwan independence.” They conspire with anti-China external forces to agitate for the so-called “indefinite status of Taiwan,” deliberately downplaying the historical significance of restoring the region and attempting to sever historical ties between Taiwan and mainland China.
In this context, the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the restoration and the decision to establish Taiwan Restoration Day not only uphold the important results of the Chinese people's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and maintain the postwar international order, but also correct the distortions of history and confusion spread by Taiwan independence separatists and anti-Chinese external forces, having great historical and practical importance.
Recently, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and President of the country, Xi Jinping, sent a message to Cheng Li-wun congratulating her on her election as president of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party and emphasizing the promotion of common development and national reunification.
Translation: Luis Zhao
Review by: Patricia Comunello
Source: CMG