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1st LD-Writethru: Taiwan compatriots welcome to join WWII commemorations: Spokesperson

Xinhua, March 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Taiwan compatriots are welcome to participate in commemorating activities for the 70th anniversary of the anti-Japanese war victory on the Chinese mainland, a spokesperson said Wednesday.

Fan Liqing, spokesperson of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said that the victory belonged to the entire nation.

She said that this year marked the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the victory of World Anti-Fascist War and the anti-Japanese war victory in Taiwan.

A series of commemorative events will be held on the mainland, she said.

"We hope that our cross-Strait compatriots remember the history and recall martyrs through the events, and commit themselves together to boost the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," said Fan. Endi