Taiwan
President Lai Ching-te:
"Japan colonized Taiwan to promote the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The Kuomintang government came to Taiwan for the same reason—it was nothing more than a stepping stone for a counterattack on the mainland.
In particular, the way the Taiwanese people were treated after the Kuomintang government arrived in Taiwan was even worse than under Japanese colonial rule."
Many Taiwanese grew up hearing horror stories from their grandparents about the abusive rule of the Chinese refugees during the White Terror era.
Martial law’s 38-year duration fostered enduring distrust and PTSD among Taiwanese regarding their attitudes towards the Chinese from the mainland. Most favored Japanese colonial rule over Chinese refugee rule, partly due to the education and structure they received during that period. This explains Taiwan’s fondness for Japan and the Japanese influence on Taiwanese culture that still remind today, before the force assimilation by the KMT refugees.
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@Formosanhistory
あらー頼清徳総統、言っちゃった(笑)
「日本が台湾を植民地化したのは、東アジア共栄圏を推進するためでした。国民党政府が台湾に来たのも同じで、ただ大陸反攻の足掛かりに過ぎませんでした。
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