BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — A reception was held Saturday on the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing to mark the inaugural Commemoration Day of Taiwan’s Restoration.
The occasion adopted a call by China’s nationwide legislature to designate Oct. 25 because the commemoration day. The resolution, adopted on Friday by the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress, stipulates that the state will maintain commemorative actions in varied varieties on this present day.
Attendees included friends from varied sectors of Taiwan and representatives from related departments of the mainland, who earlier participated in a gathering marking the eightieth anniversary of Taiwan’s restoration to China on Saturday.
The reception was organized by the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
Speaking on the reception, Song Tao, head of each the places of work, famous that establishing the commemoration day on the event of the eightieth anniversary of Taiwan’s restoration absolutely displays the aspiration of the folks and the dedication of the nation.
He harassed that this transfer constitutes an essential measure to recollect historical past and pay tribute to fallen heroes, a robust motion to uphold the one-China precept and counter “Taiwan independence” separatist actions and exterior interference, and a concrete step to firmly assist patriots advocating nationwide reunification.
Chi Hsing, writer of The Observer, {a magazine} in Taiwan, remarked that designating the commemoration day resonates with the shared aspirations of the overwhelming majority of Taiwan compatriots.
She additional famous that the transfer will rekindle shared recollections amongst compatriots throughout the Taiwan Strait, encourage Taiwan compatriots to bear historical past in thoughts, carry ahead the patriotic custom, and try for nationwide reunification and rejuvenation, she added.
Attendees from Taiwan on the occasion shared the view that establishing the commemoration day is each well timed and extremely important.
They harassed that this transfer will encourage all Chinese, particularly Taiwan compatriots, to deepen their understanding that each side of the Taiwan Strait belong to 1 and the identical China and that individuals on each side share a standard Chinese id, thereby additional strengthening their resolve to oppose “Taiwan independence” separatist actions and exterior interference.
After the reception, the friends from Taiwan visited an exhibition showcasing Taiwan folks’s resistance efforts in opposition to Japanese aggression on the Museum of the War of Chinese People’s Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing.
In 1894, Japan initiated a struggle in opposition to China after which occupied Taiwan.
On Oct. 25, 1945, the ceremony to just accept Japan’s give up within the Taiwan Province of the China struggle theater of the Allied powers was held in Taipei. From that time on, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands returned to China’s sovereign jurisdiction.