From People’s Daily Online: This article, written by , vice-president of the National Taiwan Research Society, is about his thoughts on the 60th anniversary of the recovery of Taiwan (–Ed)
October 25 this year marks the 60th anniversary of the recovery of Taiwan. In 1945, Chinese sons and daughters, including Taiwan compatriots, won great victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression after eight years of fighting bloody battles. As the fruit of this victory, Taiwan compatriots’ freedom from Japanese colonial rule that lasted 50 years and Taiwan’s return to the embrace of the motherland had finally been realized. That day, the surrender-acceptance ceremony was held in Taipei, Taiwan Province, the Chinese war zone of the Allies, the Chinese government, representative in charge of acceptance of the surrender, declared: From today on, Taiwan and Penghu Islands have been formally back to China’s domain, all lands, people and government affairs have all been placed under China’s sovereignty. A review of this solemn moment and the course of 60 full years traversed by Taiwan after its recovery, particularly the present struggle against “Taiwan independence” secessionist forces and promotion of the peaceful reunification of the motherland commonly confronting compatriots between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, shows that the historical and immediate significance of Taiwan’s recovery is all the more shining with dazzling brilliance.
