Taiwan tells its people to shun Chinese anniversary events for revolutionary hero
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said Beijing is using the commemorations to promote unification, citing Sun Yat-sen’s 160th birthday events.
- On Thursday, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council urged citizens to avoid China's upcoming November 12 commemorations for the 160th birthday of Sun Yat-sen, warning attendance would "echo the Chinese communists' narratives."
- Both Taipei and Beijing officially laud Sun Yat-sen for ending the last imperial dynasty in 1911, though China interprets his legacy as supporting "complete reunification of the motherland" and opposing Taiwan independence.
- The Council asserted Beijing's interpretation "does not stay faithful to historical fact," claiming these commemorations promote a narrative of "opposing Taiwan independence and promoting unification."
- Taiwan President Lai Ching-te and his Democratic Progressive Party champion a separate identity from China, leading Beijing to label Lai a "separatist" and refuse communication with his government.
- Sun founded the Republic of China, which remains Taiwan's formal name, and is officially considered the "father of the nation" in Taipei, though his political philosophy is no longer a required school text for children.
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(Taipei=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Cheol-mun = Amid escalating tensions between China and Taiwan, Taiwanese authorities [regarding] the Sun Yat-sen [...] scheduled to be held in Beijing, China next month
Taiwan tells its people to shun Chinese anniversary events for revolutionary hero
Taiwan's government has told its people to shun events in China next month for the anniversary of the birth of a man officially lauded by both Taipei and Beijing for bringing an end to the last imperial dynasty, exposing another historical fault line.
Taiwanese authorities have appealed to residents not to travel to China for the planned November celebrations marking the 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth. Taipei believes that Beijing is exploiting the figure of a politician recognized on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to promote a narrative of "unification" with the island.
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