The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) on the 24th voted to establish a “Taiwan Retrocession Commemoration Day.” The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) stated that Taiwan Retrocession Day has nothing to do with the People's Republic of China.
According to Central News Agency, on the 24th, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) issued a written statement pointing out that Taiwan Retrocession Day commemorates October 25, 1945, when the "Republic of China," representing the Allied Powers, accepted the surrender of Japanese forces in Taiwan. At that time, the Chinese Communist Party had not yet established its regime, so Taiwan Retrocession Day has nothing to do with the People’s Republic of China. Nor did the CCP, which made no direct or positive contribution to the war against Japan, have any connection with the day.
The MAC emphasized that the "Republic of China" and the People’s Republic of China do not subordinate to each other and that the CCP has never ruled Taiwan—this is an undeniable objective fact. The CCP has recently been holding three “80th Anniversary” related events to propagate the false narrative that Taiwan belonged to the PRC after WWII.
The MAC criticized that the CCP’s establishment of a “Taiwan Retrocession Commemoration Day” is an attempt to intensify the propaganda of “One China Across the Strait” and “One China Internationally,” creating a false historical narrative and a unilateral political framework, with the aim of diminishing the "Republic of China" and fabricating the notion that Taiwan belongs to the People’s Republic of China. The MAC stressed that the people of Taiwan will absolutely not accept this.
The MAC stated that this year marks the 80th anniversary of Taiwan Retrocession as well as the 76th anniversary of the victory at the Battle of Guningtou. October 25, 1949, was a day when the military and people united together to successfully repel invading communist forces. On this day, the people of Taiwan collectively guarded Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu, as well as the sovereignty of the "Republic of China." They remember history and resolutely resist the invasion and annexation of Taiwan by external powers, which is the true significance of commemorating October 25.
On the 24th, the 18th meeting of the 14th National People’s Congress Standing Committee on the Mainland voted to legally establish “Taiwan Retrocession Commemoration Day,” stipulating that the state will hold commemorative activities in a variety of forms.
Shen Chunyao, director of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the NPC Standing Committee, claimed: “Setting up Taiwan Retrocession Commemoration Day and holding commemorative activities at the national level helps to reflect the ‘indisputable historical fact’ that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, and consolidates the international community’s adherence to the One China framework.”