Hundreds gather to commemorate 79th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration
China DailyTAIPEI -- "Hanging lanterns and tying colored ribbons with joy, everyone sings the victory song. "Our ancestors once stood here and witnessed Taiwan's liberation from Japanese colonial rule, and the 6 million people of Taiwan were ecstatic," said Chi Chia-lin, chairman of the Reunification Alliance Party in Taiwan, in his speech. Recalling Taiwan's anti-Japanese struggles during the colonial period, Lan Bo-chow, a renowned writer, said that Taiwan people had maintained a strong sense of national identity despite forced separation. "Taiwan's liberation from Japanese colonial rule and China's resumption of sovereignty over Taiwan are historical facts that cannot be erased," said Chi. Later, a procession of nearly 1,000 people departed from the square, chanting slogans such as "oppose Taiwan independence" and "peaceful unification" as they marched toward Ketagalan Boulevard in front of the regional leader's office building.
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