US EditionChina creates Day of Taiwan’s Restoration as part of sovereignty claims over island
China establishes a national holiday on October 25 to affirm sovereignty claims over Taiwan, citing the 1945 transfer from Japan as historical justification.
- On Friday, China's NPC Standing Committee announced the creation of the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration, marking Oct. 25, 1945, when Taiwan was handed to the Republic of China.
- Shen Chunyao, director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee, said national-level commemorative activities will promote that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.
- The Kuomintang Party retreated to Taiwan in 1949 after losing the civil war, while the Communists established the People's Republic of China that year.
- Beijing routinely calls Taiwan independence a `dead end`, and China's military has stepped up near-daily drills encircling Taiwan's skies and waters.
- Oct. 25 is already observed in Taiwan as Retrocession Day, which refers to returning territory to a prior government, highlighting differing historical interpretations.
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Taiwan slams China for designating Oct. 25 'Taiwan Restoration' day
Taipei, Oct. 24 (CNA) Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Friday slammed Beijing's designation of Oct. 25 as "Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration," calling it a move to "fabricate" the claim that Taiwan belongs to the People's Republic of China (PRC, China's official name).
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China creates Day of Taiwan's Restoration as part of sovereignty claims over island
China has announced a new holiday called the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration, as part of its claims over the self-ruled island.
BEIJING, Oct 24 (Xinhua) — A spokesman for the Chinese mainland said Friday that the decision of the national legislative body to establish Taiwan Recovery Memorial Day is a powerful measure to safeguard the historical facts and the national glory of Taiwan's recovery and its return [...] The Chinese entry states on October 25 "Taiwan Recovery Memorial Day" was first published on INFOGATE.
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