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Ongoing World War II History Dispute between China and Taiwan

  • July 22, 2025
  • Asia-Pacific

Taiwan has continuously asserted that ROC is the legitimate force fighting Japanese aggression with PRC having no substantial contribution. China has denounce DPP for downplaying Japanese occupation, while stating that Taiwan’s history becomes evident that Taiwan is part of mainland…

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Oct. 29, 2020 — Exhibition on recovery of Taiwan from Japanese colonial rule opens at National Museum of China (Global Times)

  • October 29, 2020
  • Asia-Pacific

“At an exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of the recovery of the island of Taiwan from Japanese colonial rule held at the National Museum of China, many visitors could be seen gathering around and staring at a black and white…

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April 14, 2015 – “Taiwan says remembering end of WWII won’t hurt ties with Japan” (Today)

  • April 15, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific

“President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that he does not think Taiwan’s plan to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II will undermine the island’s relationship with Japan.”

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April 14, 2015 – “Veterans to attend Taiwan military parade marking 70th anniversary of Japan’s defeat” (South China Morning Post)

  • April 15, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific

“Taiwan said today that hundreds of veterans who participated in the bloody battles during the second Sino-Japanese War will be invited to the island’s first military parade marking the 70th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in 1945. A total of 67…

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April 2, 2015 – “Taiwan is Building Attack Submarines” (Medium, War is Boring)

  • April 10, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific

“Locked in an an undersea arms race with China, Taiwan has decided to build its first domestically-produced attack submarines. For two reasons. The first is that Taiwan’s ancient submarines, half of which are 70 years old, are a better fit for…

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March 23, 2015 – “Looking Ahead to the 2015 Round of Historical Anniversaries” (Nippon)

  • March 25, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific

By Nippon’s Editor in Chief, Kawashima Shin: “We in Japan see our country’s seven-decade postwar period as having begun on August 15, 1945. But China focuses on September 3 as its V-J day, while Taiwan has celebrated October 25 as…

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March 13, 2015 – “Taiwan Rebuffs China’s Suggestion of Joint World War II Commemoration” (VoA)

  • March 20, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific

“Taiwan has declined China’s pitch for joint participation in activities to mark the 70th anniversary of World War II’s final year.”

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March 11, 2015 – “China says wants Taiwan to participate in commemoration of end of World War II” (Strait Times)

  • March 13, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific

“China wants Taiwan to participate in commemorations later this year to mark the end of World War II, and also plans events commemorating the end of Japanese rule over the island, a Chinese government spokesman said on Wednesday.”

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March 10, 2015 – “ROC readies for WWII 70th anniversary” (Taiwan Daily)

  • March 13, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific

“The ROC government is set to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with a series of commemorative events, according to Cabinet spokesman Sun Lih-chyun March 9. A total of 16 activities will be held July 7…

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March 7, 2015 – “Japan, Taiwan agree to modify landmark fishing pact off Senkakus” (Japan Times)

  • March 12, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific

“Tokyo and Taipei have agreed to amend fishing regulations in a landmark pact covering waters off a cluster of Taiwan-claimed, Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday.”

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Feb. 11, 2015 – “‘Discordant harmony’ of Asian art” (Korea Herald)

  • February 20, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific

“Contemporary art has become borderless, with visual presentations coming to focus less on national identity and more on individuality. In what appears to be an attempt to go against this trend, Art Sonje Center is seeking to explore the national…

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Nov. 22, 2014 – “Event to cover ‘comfort women’” (Taipei Times)

  • December 14, 2014
  • Asia-Pacific

Exhibition on Taiwanese “comfort women” opening in Taipei, in conjunction with International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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