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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, October 26 (Xinhua) — The Association for Promoting the Peaceful Reunification of China in Russia and the Association of Ethnic Chinese in Moscow held a meeting on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's liberation from Japanese occupation and the island's return to China. Approximately 100 representatives of the Chinese diaspora in Russia participated in the event.
In his address, Zhang Wei, Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in the Russian Federation, noted that the meeting demonstrates the Chinese people's strong will to uphold national unity. He stated that Taiwan's liberation was not only a great victory for the Chinese people in resisting foreign aggression and defending their state sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also the result of the joint struggle of the global anti-fascist coalition. The diplomat expressed hope that Chinese compatriots in Russia will continue to maintain unity, continually strengthen and expand their efforts to oppose "Taiwan independence" and promote reunification, and make a new contribution to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The leaders of the Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia and the Association for the Promotion of Confucius Culture in Russia stated in their speeches that they will continue to play a liaison role, uniting even more Chinese compatriots and friends in the Russian Federation, resolutely opposing separatist activities aimed at achieving "Taiwan independence," defending the one-China principle, and promoting exchanges and cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
"Eighty years ago, at the cost of enormous sacrifice, we achieved Taiwan's liberation. Today, we are closer than ever to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and have greater opportunities and confidence to achieve the complete reunification of our homeland. Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will certainly become even closer—this is our shared hope and an inevitable historical outcome," emphasized Cai Jianlin, Executive Chairman of the Association for Promoting the Peaceful Reunification of China in Russia.
Nikolai Voropaev, a research fellow at the Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a sinologist, believes that, given the attempts of some countries to falsify history, China's establishment of Taiwan Liberation Memorial Day is both urgently needed and appropriate. "This will help spread information and knowledge in the international community that Taiwan has been an integral part of China since ancient times and will ultimately return to the bosom of the Motherland," he said.
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