Beijing is creating a new national festival that links Taiwan to China’s military victory
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China chose Oct. 25 as the Commemoration Day of the Return of Taiwan, a new national security that aims to strengthen Beijing’s sovereignty The island’s sovereign claim. The move was approved on Friday in Beijing during the Congress People’s Representative Committee, which adopted the decision at the end of a five-day meeting.
Beijing’s imperial message
State Media said that the movement was carried out in accordance with the Constitution “to protect the success of the Anti-Fascist war and” the Hest-International Order “and” to protect the national sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. The festival will include nationwide commemorative activities marking the Japanese occupation of Taiwan in 1945.
Lawyers said the move emphasized China’s position that the transfer of Taiwan in the Postwar period from Japan to the Republic of China represented China’s sovereignty. Shen Chunyao, the director of the Legislative Commission of Legislative Affairs, said, “on Oct. 25, 1945, this ceremony to accept the surrender of Japan in Taiwian and Pengyu Islands to the Chinese Empire.”
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Contesting Historical Claims
Oct. 25 They commemorate the 1945 Handover of Taiwan to the Republic of China after the surrender of Japan, ending fifty years of colonial celebrations. In Taiwan, this day is seen as the day of the return, although it has a different political meaning since the island emerged from the struggle that ruled it after the Republic of China moved there in 1949.
Beijing’s new memorial officially stated its position that the impression of the 1945 Handover established the legal basis of sovereignty over Taiwan, which is considered part of China’s territory. The move follows a period of military pressure and controversy in Taipei. Chinese State Media said related celebrations will be held across the country, but did not specify whether it would be a public holiday. Taiwan’s government was yet to issue a statement in response to the move.
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