A symposium marking the 81st anniversary of Taiwan's restoration was held in Fuzhou City, east China's Fujian Province, on Sunday, drawing experts and scholars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Sunday also marks the second Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration.
Song Tao, head of both the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, delivered a speech at the symposium, saying the setting of the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration demonstrates the firm determination of the Party and the country to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should jointly carry forward the great spirit of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the great national spirit, resolutely oppose separatist activities and interference by external forces, firmly advance the cause of national reunification, and work together to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, Song said.
The guests attending the symposium said that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should remember history, safeguard the achievements of Taiwan's Restoration, share the historical responsibility of national reunification, and work together to create a bright future for both sides of the Strait and the long-term well-being of the Chinese nation.
"In order to enable young people in Taiwan to learn about and understand history, we have been more actively planning and designing a museum featuring stories about Taiwan's restoration, hoping to permanently preserve historical materials. In addition, we will make good use of online communities, short videos and other means to help today's people in Taiwan know the touching epic that the young people in Taiwan at that time strived for the country and the nation, and changed their destinies," said Chiu Chih-shien, secretary-general of the Taiwan's Restoration Commemoration Association.
"We sincerely hope that our fellow countrymen in Taiwan, especially the young people, can dispel the mist of history and bravely regain the pride of being upright Chinese people. We always firmly believe that Taiwan's future depends on the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and the well-being of the compatriots in Taiwan is absolutely inseparable from the peaceful development across the Taiwan Strait. We should gradually accumulate mutual trust, create conditions and resolutely strive in the direction of peaceful reunification," said Hung Hsiu-chu, former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party.
Symposium marking 81st anniversary of Taiwan's restoration held in Fuzhou
