Taiwan pushes back after Xi seeks to win over Trump on WWII narrative
Taipei says the version of events Beijing is promoting is distorted, given that the Republic of China was the government at the time.
Taiwan is responding to what it perceives as Beijing's attempts to alter the narrative of World War II, following remarks made by Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump at a recent summit. This has caused concern in Taipei, which fears that Washington may be swayed by Beijing's version of history, potentially reducing the island's support from its primary arms supplier.
Despite being democratically governed and not officially part of China, Taiwan insists that the historical account Beijing is presenting is inaccurate, as the Republic of China was the governing entity during that period and was allied with the Allies.
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