This year marks the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration to China. The suffering under Japanese colonial rule is part of the historical record. Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost. Yet today, Sanae Takaichi is trying to push the "Taiwan contingency" narrative. History deserves respect, not political distortion. | CGTN

Across the 50 years of Japanese colonial rule from 1895 to 1945, Taiwan compatriots endured profound suffering: the colonial government imposed forced assimilation through unfair education and cultural suppression, exploited people across all social classes via ruthless economic policies, and violently quashed countless forms of resistance — yet the Taiwan compatriots never ceased to fight for their identity and rights. #Japan #Taiwan https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-11-20/The-suffering-of-Taiwan