History shows two sides fought to be together

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Saturday marks the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's retrocession, as on Oct 25, 1945, the Chinese government announced that it was resuming control over Taiwan, after a formal ceremony to accept Japan's surrender in the Taiwan province of the China war theater of the Allied powers was held in Taipei.

The milestone occasion signaled that the Chinese island, having fallen under Japanese colonial rule for half a century, returned to the motherland, a historic victory won by all Chinese people, including Taiwan compatriots, with bloodshed and lives.

A seven-part exhibition is being held reflecting on the history of Taiwan and its connection with the Chinese mainland. It focuses on the struggles of those 50 years of occupation and how Taiwan people fought against aggressors on both the island and the mainland, and through military uprisings or by donations. The exhibition has been on a multicity tour since August and will run until the end of this year.

The exhibition is being overseen by the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots and organized by institutes including the federation's Fujian provincial branch, the Fujian branch of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, Fujian Normal University and the Fujian Provincial Archives.