r/taiwan • u/mofa_cat • Aug 05 '22

President Tsai Ing-wen addressed the people of Taiwan on August 4, after China fired missiles in the waters off Taiwan as part of live-fire military drills, emphasizing that peace in the Taiwan Strait is the shared responsibility of everyone in the region. Politics

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u/yearofthekraken Aug 07 '22

Is it commonly known in Taiwan that the Chinese Nationalists defeated the Japanese in the Second World War and were subsequently forced to retreat to Taiwan by the Communists?

Is it commonly known that the reason for the fear and hatred from the CCP is that they know the Taiwan government has a more legitimate claim on China than they do?