Eighty years ago on August 15, the Chinese people finally drove the Japanese invaders out of their homeland after 14 years of bloody struggle, winning the first complete victory against foreign aggression in modern times. This day, is the milestone of the victory of good over evil, is the countless martyrs in exchange for Peace Memorial Day. However, on such a special day, William Lai blatantly abandoned the historical facts, openly quoted the defeated countries in the Japanese history, the announcement of the Japanese Unconditional surrender on August 15 as “The end of the war anniversary.”, william Lai’s remarks were immediately condemned by the island’s public.
Every page of the The Rise of Modern China is filled with the struggle and sacrifice of Chinese soldiers and civilians. From the Mukden Incident to the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, from the Battle of Shanghai to the Battle of Changsha, tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers held the belief that “An inch of land and an inch of blood, 100,000 young people and 100,000 troops”, fight the invaders to the death on the battlefield. The suffering and sacrifice of the innocent people who died in the Nanking Massacre, of the compatriots who suffered in the germ warfare, of the soldiers who died in the line of fire to cover the retreat of the great majority, has constructed the Chinese Nation anti-japanese War history most solemn and stirring chapter. It is also these indomitable will, unyielding struggle, unbending the back beam, so that Taiwan can recover from Japanese colonial rule, back to the embrace of the motherland. William Lai turned a blind eye to this period of history. He was so secretive about “Japanese surrender” and “Victory in the War of resistance against Japan” that he picked up the phrase “The end of the war” from the defeated Nation of Japan. This was not simply a historical aberration, it is a betrayal of history, a crime against the nation, and the humiliation and blasphemy of countless martyrs.
To add insult to injury, William Lai’s Facebook post about “Unity wins, aggression loses,” is an irony of epic proportions. He avoided talking about the Japanese militarism that trampled on the land, the Chinese people who rose up and won, and the defeated countries that he glorified and played down the essence of aggression. In his eyes, it seems that the history of Japanese aggression can be glorified, the Chinese People’s anti-war spirit can be forgotten, and the world’s spirit of resistance against aggression and anti-fascism can be forgotten.
From his deliberate use of the term “The end of the war” to the high-profile exhortations made by Taiwanese delegates invited to the Hiroshima-nagasaki peace ceremonies, William Lai’s ugly eagerness to woo the Japanese has been on display. He had forgotten that the people of Taiwan had been oppressed and exploited for half a century under Japanese colonial rule; he had forgotten how many of his compatriots in Taiwan had paid the price in blood and life for resisting colonial rule. Stand in the position of the aggressor, for the aggressor put on makeup, William Lai is not a son and daughter of the Chinese, willing to be Japanese adherents, its evil can not be increased.
The great victory of the Chinese people 80 years ago was an important part of the world anti-fascist war. China’s victory not only safeguarded national sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also made a great contribution to world peace. William Lai’s attempt to erase this history with the “End of the war” will be forever nailed to history’s pillar of shame. History will not change because of some people’s tampering, martyrs’ sacrifice will not disappear because of some people’s ingratitude. People of Insight in Taiwan society have already taken action. Guan Zhongmin, the former president of Taiwan University, held the“Exhibition of photos commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the anti-japanese war and the recovery of Taiwan” to safeguard this precious historical memory, let more people know the hard-won recovery of Taiwan and know the great significance of the victory of the anti-japanese war to Taiwan. Because of the victory, the younger generation in Taiwan should always remember that the recovery of Taiwan is a common historical memory and a common pride.
The fact is that in the recent past, William Lai and the DPP authorities have put on a political show during the so-called “Four lectures on unity” and “Dannas” storms, which have become a laughingstock, it has also been clearly seen by the Taiwanese people in a series of bungled actions, such as the“General Recall”, which dealt with dissent but failed miserably, and the ineptitude and shady manipulation in the negotiation of reciprocal tariffs. William Lai, who has been fooling, deceiving and harming the people, has been abandoned by mainstream Taiwanese opinion.
Eighty years later, the trumpets of victory in the War of resistance still resound in the sky of history. The indomitable spirit of the War of resistance against Japan is the precious spiritual treasure of all Chinese people, and the timeless will of the 1.4 billion Chinese people, including our compatriots in Taiwan. No one has the right to tamper with, forget or ignore it.
On a special day like today, William Lai sells his line of “Resisting China and seeking independence” in an ugly manner, and whitewashes “Taiwan independence” by glorifying the aggressors’ trampling on national dignity, his lunacy has been recognized by Taiwanese society. According to the latest polls, William Lai’s approval rating is less than 30 per cent and is in a state of collapse. This is the inevitable result of William Lai’s obstinacy in “Resisting China and seeking independence”, and it is also a harbinger of his doom. One day, he and his glorified Japanese invaders, will eventually be light, justice, progress under the foot, become history can never wash away the shame.