KINMEN, Taiwan: Taiwan cherishes its freedom and democracy and no “exterior power” can change its future, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te stated on Friday (Oct. 25), visiting delicate frontline islands close to the China marks the seventy fifth anniversary of a key victory over communist forces.
Taiwan has managed Kinmen and the Matsu Islands to the north because the defeated Republic of China authorities fled to Taipei in 1949 after shedding a civil battle with Mao Zedong’s communists.
Lai instructed veterans and members of the family that the Battle of Guningtou in October 1949, when Republican forces repelled an tried invasion of Kinmen by the People’s Liberation Army, “represents our willpower to guard our nation.”
“The Battle of Guningtou makes us perceive that democracy and freedom will not be one thing to be taken with no consideration,” Lai stated.
“We worth a democratic and free lifestyle, and we can not, and won’t, enable any outdoors power to alter the way forward for Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, proper?” Lai added, referring to all government-controlled island teams, however with out straight mentioning China.
Beijing detests Lai as a “separatist” and sees democratically ruled Taiwan as its personal territory, a declare it rejects, saying solely the individuals of Taiwan can determine their very own future.
China staged a day of battle drills round Taiwan earlier this month, saying they have been a warning to “separatist acts”.
